There was one recent positive survey, but test after test has found that people aren’t so psyched when smart meters arrive in their home. They may not have a choice. There are actually two electrical grids being built in the U.S. right now: the "smarter grid," which is evolving ...

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By Doug Peeples Smart Grid News Editor As Hawaii’s solar installations approach mandated limits in several areas, more and more home and business owners are backing away from plans for solar projects because they could be required to pay for an expensive study to determine if t...

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... The solar business is booming in general, with Q1 2011 expansion during 66% over a same time final year, according to a new news from a Solar ...... Read the Full Article at: http://www .smartgrid news.com/a rtman/publ ish/Techno logies_DG_ Renewables /Smart-gri d-growing- pains-Haw...

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I read an email blast recently that made all manner of claims about PG&E (NYSE: PCG ) and the imminent dangers of SmartMeters , as some vast, Orwellian violation of privacy, human rights, and the world as we know it. Can it all be true? These wild claims about surreptitious government su...

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It was announced recently that Google PowerMeter would be coming off the market. Shortly afterward, Microsoft Hohm also stated they would be discontinuing service. Though their hearts were in the right place — they were trying to help home owners save power — there was apparently not e...

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Happy Friday! And as we plough through this first full week of the month, we have had a bumper crop of data releases to feed the market, all harvested in a short trading week too. Economic data has been decidedly mixed, with Nonfarm Friday leaving financial markets shaken not stirred today. This h...

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The future of energy will rely on data to deliver the cleanest power to our homes and vehicles. Imagine, for example, a modern grid hooked to a turbine that detects a gust of wind that immediately triggers a charge into your plugged-in electric car while you sleep. Pretty neat, huh? We're a...

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The numbers are different, but two smart grid consumer surveys agree on the bottom line: Most consumers are still in the dark. From our colleagues at smartgridnews.com An Itron-sponsored survey developed by Zpryme said 41% of its participants were aware of the smart grid to varying degrees, ...

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The data discussion is heating up for utilities. Anyone who isn’t paying attention after this week’s news may want to start. The smart grid renovation of the utility market is going to create a torrent of usage data like nothing the utility industry has seen before. It’s somet...

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Forget dependence on oil – it’s dependence on electrical power (some of which admittedly is generated through the use of petroleum products) that dominates the American consumer experience. On a recent short trip, I was bemused by the number of power cords and chargers tucked ...

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