dbusiness.com April 27, 2016 Powerley, a partnership formed by DTE Energy and Royal Oak-based Vectorform to pioneer the way homeowners manage their energy through a smartphone app, has grown its operation in the last year and is now employing nearly 20 employees. Powerley also moved into new office space in downtown Royal Oak. The company’s … Read more
Metering.com 17 July 2017 In the US, the American Electric Power upgraded its meter data management software to improve its operations and customer services. According to a statement, American Electric Power partnered with Red Clay Consulting to successfully upgrade its meter data management software. The project included the integration of consumer historical energy usage data … Read more
Metering.com 13 July 2017 US utility AEP Ohio partnered with energy management firm Powerley to help its residential customers improve their energy efficiency. Under the partnership, the utility company is providing its 1.5 million residential customers with Powerley’s home energy management solution to enable them to control the energy consumption of home appliances in real-time. … Read more
National Review by Robert Bryce June 24, 2017 The National Academy of Science refutes Mark Jacobson’s dream that our economy can run exclusively on ‘green’ energy.. Installing solar panels on a home in San Diego, Calif. (Reuters photo: Mike Blake) The idea that the U.S. economy can be run solely with renewable energy — a … Read more
Metering.com 23 June 2017 A new Navigant Research study examines whether North American utilities can leverage data from AMI to change the way energy efficiency programme measurement is conducted. According to Navigant Research, many North American utilities remain unsure about the possibilities of analytic techniques and data granularity, and this uncertainty is compounded by the … Read more
Metering.com 21 June 2017 In the US, Northeast Nebraska Public Power District partnered with Vision Metering to deploy a smart meter pilot project. According to a statement issued by Vision Metering, Northeast Nebraska Public Power District is the first utility to deploy the company’s electric meters equipped with the LoRa IoT communications technology. Northeast Nebraska … Read more
Metering.com 19 June 2017 A recent PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) report forecasts that 2.7 million data science and analytics jobs will be created by 2020. PwC states that data-driven organisations are eager to gain operational insights that support strategic decision, adding that data science “is one of the fastest-growing interdisciplinary fields of work globally.” In a release, … Read more
Metering.com 14 June 2017 OMNETRIC Group has been contracted by Clay Electric Cooperative, one of the largest cooperatives in the United States, to implement a meter data management system. The meter data management system, which is based on Siemens EnergyIP and is currently being deployed as part of the co-op’s AMI rollout, is expected to … Read more
ICE 29 May, 2017 Small modular nuclear reactors offer a fast way to get fission power into the energy mix. John Earp introduces a new themed issue of the ICE Energy journal on the latest developments. Rolls Royce’s proposed SMR power stations would be a tenth the size of conventional nuclear sites. The Institution of … Read more
Metering.com 2 June 2017 The Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) has released an update to its flagship “Consumer Pulse” survey. The SGCC survey revealed insights on what smart grid benefits are the most important to consumers; how willing consumers are to pay for benefits associated with the smart grid; what utility programs are garnering the … Read more