Content Category: New & Noteworthy
| Baltimore Gas And Electric Says Customers Cashed In On Demand Response Event |
on August 01, 2014 by Renew Grid   |
| Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. (BGE) says its customers have seen first-hand the benefits of smart meters with the overwhelming success of the first Energy Savings Day of the summer [read more] |
| EIA: U.S. Hydropower Generation Now Routinely Exceeded By Wind, Solar And Other Renewables |
| on August 01, 2014 by Renew Grid |
| According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA), April marked the eighth consecutive month that the nation's total monthly non-hydro renewable generation exceeded hydropower generation. The recent growth in wind [read more] |
| EPRI, Utilities, Automakers Partner On Smart Grid Integration With EVs |
| on July 30, 2014 by Renew Grid |
| The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), eight automakers and 15 utilities are working to develop and demonstrate an open platform that would integrate plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) with smart grid [read more] |
| New York Provides Funds For Seven Smart Grid Projects |
| on July 28, 2014 by Renew Grid |
| Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., recently announced that $3.3 million has been awarded to seven research teams to develop smart grid technologies that add resiliency and efficiency to New York [read more] |
| Illinois Smart Grid Education Fund Announces New Grants |
| on July 25, 2014 by Renew Grid |
| The Illinois Science and Energy Innovation Foundation (ISEIF) has announced its second cohort of grantees and a new funding opportunity for community partners to help provide smart grid consumer education [read more] |
| Smart Grid VC Funding Comes In At $81 Million During The Second Quarter |
| on July 23, 2014 by Renew Grid |
| Venture capital (VC) funding into smart grid companies came in at $81 million in 13 deals during the second quarter of this year (Q2'14), according to a new report from [read more] |
| Waterfall, Schneider Electric Join Forces On Cybersecurity |
| on July 23, 2014 by Renew Grid |
| Waterfall Security Solutions and Schneider Electric, a specialist in energy management, have entered a partnership to bring what they call "stronger than firewall" cybersecurity technologies to Schneider customers. Starting with [read more] |
| Report: U.S. Still Lags Way Behind Other Nations On Energy Efficiency |
| on July 21, 2014 by Renew Grid |
| The U.S. is lagging behind most of the world's other major economies regarding energy efficiency, ranking 13th out of 16, according to the latest report from the American Council for [read more] |
| Renewables Make Up Over 50% Of New U.S. Power In First Half Of 2014 |
| on July 21, 2014 by Renew Grid |
| Renewables provided 55.7% of new installed U.S. electrical generating capacity during the first half of this year (1,965 MW of the 3,529 MW total installed), according to the latest Energy [read more] |
| AMSC, ComEd Partner On Homeland Security Project To Harden Chicago's Grid |
| on July 18, 2014 by Renew Grid |
| Energy solutions provider AMSC and Illinois-based utility ComEd have partnered to develop a deployment plan for AMSC's high-temperature superconductor technology to build a superconducting cable system that will help strengthen [read more] |
