Smart Energy News

Metering.com 24 JUNE 2016 A new report by technology research firm Technavio predicts that the global flow meter market will grow at a CAGR of 11.45% between 2016 and 2020. According to the study, the increase in the adoption of smart meters and the development of sustainable water management systems will drive the market. For … Read more

Metering.com 24 JUNE 2016 Smart Grid US energy company Avista Utilities has selected Itron to modernise its electric and gas network as well as lay down the foundation for future smart city applications. Avista will reportedly deploy Itron’s OpenWay Riva IoT solution, which delivers interoperability and distributed intelligence over an Itron and Cisco network. [US … Read more

Metering.com 23 JUNE 2016 In the US, water management firm FATHOM partnered with Accelerate H2O and the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) to accelerate the development of smart water technologies. Accelerate H20 is an organisation created to implement research and development of water technologies to enhance Texas’ residential, industrial, agricultural, and utility sectors. ATI is a … Read more

Metering.com 22 JUNE 2016 This week, water management solutions firm Fathom has launched an online platform to accelerate the adoption of smart water technologies in the US. The online marketplace Fathom Store is designed to simplify the engagement between water utilities and solutions providers toward fast and risk-free adoption of new technologies. The store will … Read more

Metering.com 21 JUNE 2016 Itron has partnered with smart water technology provider WaterSmart to optimise water efficiency and consumer engagement applications and expand its water portfolio. Under the collaboration, Itron will add WaterSmart’s consumer engagement platform to its expanding water portfolio. WaterSmart’s platform is designed to help utilities become more water efficient by engaging consumers … Read more

Metering.com 21 JUNE 2016 A joint coalition of Southern California gas and electric utilities, the state regulator and local city governments have come to together to drive energy efficiency. In a press statement the coalition, Energy Providers of Southern California, said it collaborated with the California Public Utilities Commission, the California Independent System Operator and … Read more

Metering.com 20 JUNE 2016 Smart Water In Asia, the Taiwan Water Corporation (TWC) partnered with Israeli integrated water solutions firm, TaKaDu, for the rollout of a network management pilot project. The programme will allow the water utility to deploy TaKaDu’s IoT cloud-based data analytics solution to monitor and manage part of its distribution network. In … Read more

Metering.com 17 JUNE 2016 The SGIP has published the new ANSI/ASHRAE/NEMA Standard 201P which affords electrical energy consumers the opportunity to participate in smart grid networks. The ANSI/ASHRAE/NEMA Standard 201P, also known as the ‘Facility Smart Grid Information Model’ (FSGIM), builds on and makes use of several other related standards applicable to the smart grid. … Read more

Metering.com 17 JUNE 2016 US utilities holding company Exelon announced its plans to invest US$25 billion in smart grid technologies over the next five years to ensure grid reliability. In a press statement, the firm said it will direct the capital to help its six utilities to strengthen their grids and improve customer service, paying … Read more

Metering.com 15 JUNE 2016 US power utility ComEd said it will deploy an AMI project to enhance its operations in the city of Aurora in the state of Illinois, beginning this summer. Commenting on the development, Mike McMahan, vice president of AMI implementation for ComEd, said: “Technology has moved on, so our standard now is … Read more