"smart meter" articles

Parks Associates is supporting Advanced Meter Data Management from November 9-10 2009 in London, United Kingdom. With Smart meter projects being proposed and approved across the globe there has never been a more suitable time for SMi to hold their inaugural conference Advanced Meter Data Management . For more information please click here .

Report profiles key players in Residential Energy Management, analyzes new opportunities for companies in the Smart Grid value chain-- With over eight million smart meters already deployed in the U.S., the market for residential energy management (REM) has taken the first significant steps in deploying Smart Grid technologies and advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) on a broad scale. The recently completed report, Residential Energy Management: Company, Alliance & Technology...

Houston's CenterPoint Energy and GE team up to produce the Advanced Metering System (AMS) enabling consumers to track and manage electric usage and costs. Utilizing GE Digital Energy's MDS Mercury 3650 radios, AMS will translate electric utility meter info from homes/businesses to the CenterPoint's data center. With this real time technology, consumers will be able access energy usage/prices and remotely control appliances via the Internet. For March, CenterPoint began installing...

If we are going to spend billions of dollars to fix our ailing infrastructure, let's make sure we do it right. Here are the technologies to make that happen. By MICHAEL TOTTY It's time the U.S. got a lot smarter. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123447510631779255.html Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page R1 Get Smart… I couldn’t help but think of the Mel Brooks and Buck Henry show starring Don Adams & Barbara Feldon back in the late 60’s....

This week, Google demonstrated PowerMeter , a home energy consumption prototype Web application. Using smart meter technology allows consumers to decrease energy usage by appliance. Rather than working through utility companies, like other smart grid companies, Google is striving to make home energy data available in real time. To help gain popularity, Google is developing partnerships with hardware manufacturers, utility companies, and government entities. By building a custom...

Residential energy management research addresses market opportunities, initiatives, and consumer preferences -- The market for residential energy management will increase significantly over the next four years due to increased consumer demand and new government and industry initiatives. The number of U.S. households with a smart meter will grow to over six million by 2012, according to Parks Associates. The international research firm recently announced its new research...

Brings Energy Management, Monitoring and Conservation to the Home for Consumers and Utilities -- Simple self-installable kit lets consumers manage energy usage and reduce utility bills with smart power adapters, thermostats, and an in-home energy control center. 4Home , the leader in home control services, announced a new energy management system, 4Home Energy . Offering onsite or remote monitoring, this new system gives consumers a connected home solution for controlling...

The Home Gateway Initiative (HGI) has announced that it will be working towards a set of specifications that will outline energy saving solutions for the home gateway. Representatives of the industry body’s worldwide member companies will gather at HGI’s 13th quarterly meeting, in Florence, Italy, where the topic will be high on the agenda. The HGI will be basing its specifications on the EU Code of Conduct on Energy Consumption of Broadband Equipment, which sets out the...