Smart Energy News

Metering.com 3 NOVEMBER 2016 US utility co-operative Connexus partnered with energy management solutions firm Honeywell to implement an automated metering infrastructure (AMI) project. Under the $15 million smart meters project, Honeywell will supply and install 138,000 AMI meters for customers of Connexus in seven counties in Minnesota state. The smart meters project will be deployed … Read more

Metering.com 2 NOVEMBER 2016 The Canadian state of Alberta launched three new energy efficiency programmes to improve grid stability and help reduce the state’s carbon emissions. The projects were launched under the state’s energy conservation initiative, Energy Efficiency Alberta. The new energy efficiency programmes namely ‘Direct Install’, ‘Residential Consumer Products’ and the ‘Business Rebate’ are … Read more

Metering.com 2 NOVEMBER 2016 US utility New York Power Authority (NYPA) extended its contract with electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions firm EV Connect to improve EV adoption in New York. NYPA signed a $4 million contract with EV Connect for the construction, operation and maintenance of some 300 level 2 EV charging stations. The solutions … Read more

Metering.com 1 NOVEMBER 2016 The US Department of Energy (USDA) announced that it has set aside $300 million to help small businesses reduce energy usage and costs. The $300 million will be made available as loans to help businesses wanting to reduce their energy usage and costs with the aid of energy efficiency equipment and … Read more

Metering.com 1 NOVEMBER 2016 The city of Snowmass in Colorado deployed FATHOM’s smart water solution to improve management of its water distribution network. According to a press statement, the city’s Water and Sanitation District (SWSD) deployed Fathom’s water distribution system management software for integration with some 1,300 smart water meters developed by Neptune. The deployment … Read more

Metering.com 28 OCTOBER 2016 Silver Spring Networks has announced that it has been positioned by Gartner as ‘Visionary’ in the 2016 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Managed M2M Services, Worldwide. According to a company statement, this is the first time Silver Spring has been recognised in a Gartner Magic Quadrant. [Silver Spring expands IoT network in … Read more

Metering.com 27 OCTOBER 2016 Con Edison has awarded a contract to Smart Grid Solutions to install electric smart meters and gas smart modules. The contract includes the creation and support of a communications network for territory-wide coverage using SGS’s ProFieldMETER technology. The deal forms part of a larger plan to deploy advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) … Read more

Metering.com 27 OCTOBER 2016 Power and gas utility ScottishPower has awarded £341 million in contracts for the rollout of smart meters to its customers in the UK. Under the contracts, more than five million smart meter devices to measure electricity and gas usage will be deployed by 2020. [Scottish Power selects local firm for smart … Read more

Metering.com 26 OCTOBER 2016 Navigant Research forecasts global utility spending on customer engagement to reach $774 million by 2022. Findings by the research firm state that global utilities will invest $636 million toward customer engagement technologies by the end of 2016. In a press statement, Navigant Research said utilities will increase their investments in upgrading … Read more

Metering.com 25 OCTOBER 2016 Energy management solutions provider Honeywell announced that it has been selected to help utility companies owned by Entergy to improve customer services. In a press statement, Honeywell said it will supply some 2.3 million smart meters to help Entergy utilities operating in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas to improve their grid … Read more