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Energy management: red light, green light

What is it going to take to get consumers and businesses to engage in their utility bills and pay attention to saving energy? And why isn’t it happening yet on a broad basis in the United States?

The average consumer doesn't know what they pay per watt, only how big their bill is every month.

Other countries, especially in Europe, are leaps and bounds ahead of America when it comes to energy management and smart metering, and being more aggressive at trying to understand the future impact of electric vehicles, for example, on the grid.

ElectraLink picks eMeter's smart grid software for UK market

August 18, 2009 - by Lisa Sibley - London-based company plans to use EnergyIP software to process smart meter data and communicate real-time information to customers. Full Story »

SunRun secures $18M Series B for residential solar

July 28, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Lower module prices are reducing expenses for California startup, while the recession is prompting more consumers to examine their monthly spend on electricity. Full Story »

Watch out Microsoft: Sequoia leads $32M round for eMeter

July 22, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Startup announces its final venture capital round to help it fend off competition from Microsoft, Cisco, Google and others stepping into the smart grid space. Full Story »

CenterPoint rolls out $640M smart meter project in Texas

February 2, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Houston firm plans 2 million smart meters by 2013 using hardware and technology from Itron, IBM and eMeter. Full Story »

IBM rides third wave of cleantech

January 28, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Drew Clark of IBM's Venture Capital Group explains why the future looks rosy for smart grid and water technologies. Full Story »

Startups get big help from Big Blue

August 11, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - Drew Clark of IBM's Venture Capital Group talks about smart grids, cleantech in China, and keeping out of the investment game. Full Story »

Two funds expand cleantech plans

April 10, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The New York State Common Retirement Fund and Foundation Capital are putting more cash into cleantech, plus details of 11 other deals over the past week. Full Story »
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