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Telecoms Operators Prepare to Tap into the Smart Grid
Cellular News  6 hrs ago  Comment 
A strong opportunity exists for telecoms operators to enter the power market by providing backbone infrastructure for smart grids, claims Arthur D. Little. Click here for more.
Cisco, Cooper Power Systems, Tropos Networks, Grid Net, and U-SNAP Alliance Join Smart Grid Coalition
PR Newswire  9 hrs ago  Comment 
WASHINGTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG) today announced that five new members have joined its effort to educate and provide information to policymakers, utilities, consumers, and other
Meeting forges global smart grid groups
EE Times  Jul 22  Comment 
A group of more than 15 countries has created the International Smart Grid Action Network to drive global cooperation on smart electric grids. Smart grid - Electrical grid - International Smart Grid Action Network - Smartcards -...
Smart Grid Reaching Critical Mass
Energy and Capital  Jul 21  Comment 
Energy & Capital Editor Nick Hodge discusses the coming-of-age of the smart grid via a Kohl's case study.
BOMA/Chicago to Lead Commercial Smart Grid Pilot Program Through Illinois-Korea Collaboration
PR Newswire  Jul 21  Comment 
CHICAGO, July 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago (BOMA/Chicago) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Korean Smart Grid Association and two of South Korea's largest energy and technology
Chinese Solar,Wind and Smart Grid companies face Fierce Price Wars in Domestic Market
Green World Investor  Jul 18  Comment 
Chinese Green Companies are being forced to look at overseas market for Profits as their Domestic Market is being ravaged by fierce price wars.Wind,Solar and even Smart Grid Companies in China compete mainly on price as technology is not the...
Trilliant Lands $106 Million
New York Times  Jul 15  Comment 
Trilliant, a provider of smart grid solutions, has landed $106 million in new funding, peHUB reported.
Smart Grid Company Trilliant Scores $106M In Funding – Next Up, An IPO?
TechCrunch  Jul 15  Comment 
Trilliant, a California-based provider of smart grid solutions that enhance energy efficiency, utility operations, and renewable resource integration, this morning announced that it has secured a whopping $106 million in funding from a global...
The Smart Grid Deconstructed
Green Chip Stocks  Jul 14  Comment 
Green Chip Editor Nick Hodge discusses smart grid stimulus projects, and why we're in the early stages of a complete grid overhaul.
Track Your Local Smart-Grid Projects
Forbes  Jul 14  Comment 
The Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse launched a new website to help consumers learn more about the smart grid.




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The smart grid is a combination of utilities with computing technology. In the case of electricity, a smart grid allows renewable energy sources to be deployed more effectively, including decentralized power generation. The current US electric grid dates back to 1896.

Smart meters on a smart grid allows utility companies to monitor customers' utilities remotely, implement variable-pricing schemes, or disconnect customers remotely.

The US Department of Energy has expressed interest in smart grids, and it has featured in government stimulus spending. Smart grid initiatives affect utilities, manufacturers of smart grid equipment, and to a lesser extent utility customers.

IBM and GE are working with smart grid technology. Some wireless networking companies such as Tropos have also expressed interest in providing connectivity and security to smart grid communications. [1]

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