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A world where a single utility operates without competition is a thing of the past. Customers in some markets can now pick from dozens of energy providers or even choose to source electricity from renewables like solar or wind power. They can also decide to abandon “dead-tree-format” billing and receive their invoices via mobile applications on their latest smart phone or tablet device.

What all of this adds up to is a growing consumer expectation of choice and convenience. In this environment, energy companies–in a battle for survival of the fittest–will need to raise their communications game in order to connect with customers where and when they want. Keep reading →

#Obama discusses role of innovative technology during yesterday’s @whitehouse visit of @EfficiencyNow battery plant. bit.ly/qpKiQS ElectricDrive


The smart grid market is showing some strength as it consolidates and major players stake out their desired territory.

Hardware company Cisco, which launched various IP-based smart grid devices in 2009, announced on Wednesday that it would begin to focus its efforts on smart grid software instead. Keep reading →


What if technology could tell you things you never knew?

IBM’s newest System Dynamics for Smarter Cities will use digital analytics software to predict the long-term outcomes of government policies and assess potential cascading and unexpected impacts. Portland city Mayor Sam Adams was the first to jump on the opportunity and will begin using the data for policy making, he announced to the city on Monday. Keep reading →


The future of data may be written in the wind.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Advanced Mico Devices (AMD) are working with Clarkson University to develop software that routes data, stored on cloud computing systems, to data centers powered by the wind. The software will automatically and instantaneously reroute data to the windiest locations where the greatest amount of wind power is being produced. Keep reading →


Smart phones seem to be able to do almost anything these days, even managing electricity consumption.

In this video, Constellation Energy shows the mobile application of its web-based VirtuWatt platform, a demand response technology that allows for two-way communication between electricity producers and consumers. Keep reading →


It was an unusual setting for a light bulb show.

On Tuesday, Home Depot showcased its energy efficient light bulbs–including high-efficiency incandescent bulbs, compact florescent light bulbs (CFL’s) and light-emitting diodes (LED’s)–in the penthouse suite of the luxury hotel Setai Fifth Avenue. Bedrooms, bathrooms and kitchen were illuminated by the various kinds of bulbs, with employees from various major lighting groups, including CREE, Philips, Lighting Science Group, Lutron Electronics, and TCP, explaining just how much energy could be saved from their lighting devices. Keep reading →


Advantix Systems has its origins in a company established in the 1980s in Israel by three brothers who wanted to build an ice rink. Their quest to keep ice cool led the company to the development of a liquid desiccant based on salt water from the Dead Sea that removes humidity from the air.

Heating, Ventilation and Cooling (HVAC) systems account for around 30% of electricity used in US homes. Advantix claims its systems reduce energy demand by 35%-50%. Keep reading →


NASA once looked to the moon to secure US global power. Now the agency is searching earth for its next giant leap for mankind.

From its inception in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration led the world in innovation: from aerospace engineering to Teflon frying pans. Keep reading →


No one really knows when the wind will blow.

But with increasing numbers of wind turbines being installed in the United States, the intermittent nature of wind power is becoming a serious challenge. Keep reading →

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