Electric Vehicles Become A Grid Power Source

15 Mini E vehicles from BMW at the University of Delaware act as a power plant (image via University of Delaware)

Opening up new energy storage possibilities, the eV2g joint venture between the University of Delaware and NRG Energy is selling power from a fleet of EVs to PJM. Read more →

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Prototype Charger Could Lower EV Charging Bill

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AeroVironment is licensing technology from non-profit Battelle to develop a EV charger that monitors the U.S. power grid to minimize additional demand. Read more →

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Report: Consumers On Board With Smart Grid Transition

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The most recent SGCC report found significant support for the smart grid among consumers who have a good working knowledge of what it is, but that's not as easy as it sounds. Read more →

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LG Appliances The Latest Additions To Pecan Street’s Smart Grid Project

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Participants in Austin's revolutionary Pecan Street Project will now be guinea pigs for LG's most energy-efficient appliances. Read more →

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Hurricane Sandy Recovery And What A Smart Grid Could Have Done

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AOL Energy reports on how US utilities could potentially have weathered Hurricane Sandy better than they did if they had invested in smart grid improvements. Read more →

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The Smart Meter-Home Security Connection

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Greentech Media reports on how Southern California Edison and ADT Pulse will offer customers real-time smart meter data. Will customers sign up? Read more →

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Texans’ Enthusiasm About Smart Meters Wanes

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The Texas Tribune takes a look at how a growing number of Texans are wanting nothing to do with smart meters. Read more →

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SDG&E Pushes The Envelope On Cutting Outages

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Greentech Media reports on how San Diego Gas & Electric made use of smart grid technologies to track outages during storms and to better organize planned outages. Read more →

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Smart-Meter-to-Home Retail Sales Go Live In SoCal

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Greentech Media reports on a new program in Southern California that could push the smart-meter-to-home-energy-device connection into the consumer marketplace in a big new way. Read more →

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Homeowner? Here’s Why You Should Care About The Smart Grid

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New resources from the SGCC highlight the savings potential of the smart grid and how that efficiency will translate to consumers. Read more →

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