Smart Energy News

Metering.com 17 NOVEMBER 2016 Arizona-based utility firm, Tucson Electric Power (TEP), is implementing an energy efficiency pilot to help its low-income customers reduce energy consumption and costs. In a press statement, the utility announced its energy efficiency project in which it is providing its low-income customers with energy efficiency equipment. TEP said it will install … Read more

Metering.com 16 NOVEMBER 2016 Global provider of smart energy communications, Trilliant, announces the status of its smart meter rollout project in partnership with UK utility firm, British Gas. In a press statement, the California-based smart energy communications provider said it has so far connected 4.2 million smart meter devices for British Gas and its customers. … Read more

Metering.com 15 NOVEMBER 2016 In California, the City of Big Bear Lake announced that its Department of Water is one year ahead of its advanced meter reading (AMR) project. In a press statement, the city’s water division said it installed 6,000 radio-read water meters since the launch of its AMR meters project in 2014. The … Read more

Metering.com 14 NOVEMBER 2016 The US Department of Energy (DoE) and Israel’s Ministry of National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources announce $4 million in clean energy funding. The $4 million smart energy funding will be provided to five clean energy projects in Israel and the US, under the Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy … Read more

Metering.com 11 NOVEMBER 2016 A new report compiled by energy market intelligence firm Navigant Research forecasts the global integrated demand-side management market to generate $1.2 billion by 2025. The growth of the demand-side management market is projected to be driven by global utilities efforts in reaching their energy efficiency and demand response (DR) targets. Navigant … Read more

Metering.com 10 NOVEMBER 2016 Trilliant and Siemens have been chosen by Mexico’s state-owned electric utility, CFE, to deliver smart energy communications for distribution automation and AMI. The communications network will serve three CFE projects. According to a company release, the enterprise-wide communications network includes both AMI (advanced metering infrastructure) and DA (distribution automation) elements designed … Read more

Metering.com 9 NOVEMBER 2016 The US utility was recognised for the impact that its smart grid projects had toward promoting a sustainable ecosystem in Illinois. In a press statement, the utility firm said it was recognised for several of its smart grid initiatives at the 2016 annual Illinois Governor’s Sustainability Awards held in Chicago recently. … Read more

Metering.com 7 NOVEMBER 2016 Singapore Power has chosen Silver Spring Networks to deploy an IoT platform for smart utility and smart nation applications. Singapore Power will leverage its AMI deployment to connect an additional 200,000 electric residential customers. According to a release, Silver Spring’s multi-application IPv6 platform will be extended to help Singapore Power improve … Read more

Metering.com 4 NOVEMBER 2016 Officials in the US city of Piqua in Ohio approved the implementation of an automated metering infrastructure (AMI) project by the city’s water and electric departments. The city of Piqua partnered with Aclara Technologies to deploy a $4.3 million AMI project. Under the project, Aclara Technologies will supply and install smart … Read more