How many smart meters are there in the US?

It hasn't always been smooth sailing -- still isn't, in fact -- but the transition to smart electricity meters in the US is moving steadily forward. According to the most recent tally by the Institute for Electric Efficiency (IEE), nearly one in every three households in the US now has a smart meter. That means some…

ByThe Global ViewMay 17, 20120Comments

Policy

‘Golden meters’ would cost jobs and money, Quebec unions say

Both the safety and economics of smart meters are stirring up controversy in Quebec, where the region's energy regulatory agency is holding hearings on one utility's plan to roll out the technology on a wide scale. The Régie de l'énergie this week began to hear testimony on Hydro-Québec's proposal to install smart meters across the…

ByThe Global ViewMarch 20, 20120Comments

Investment

Chicago goes big with smart-grid improvements

The City of Big Shoulders will be doing some heavy smart-grid lifting in the near future, as its main utility company embarks on a 10-year, $2.6 billion upgrade to the electricity system. Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) says the project will deliver something like a local economic stimulus to Chicago, generating up to 2,400 full-time equivalents jobs at…

ByThe Global ViewFebruary 17, 20120Comments

Smart Cities

Minnesota town takes electricity, gas systems into 21st century

The city of Hutchinson in Minnesota is looking to get smarter about its electricity and gas distribution systems, and it's turned to a North Carolina-based advanced metering company to help. With the support of Sensus, the Hutchinson Utility Commission plans to deploy more than 7,000 iCon® electric meters and more than 5,000 natural gas meter SmartPoints…

ByThe Global ViewJune 15, 20110Comments

Smart Cities

Sao Paulo eyes grid worthy of 21st century

The city of Sao Paulo in Brazil is looking at bringing its energy infrastructure into the 21st century by adding smart meters and more to identify problems before they happen. The first-of-its-kind smart-grid research and development project will be spearheaded by three companies: GE, Trilliant and AES Eletropaulo. The project will connect GE smart meters through…

ByThe Global ViewJune 14, 20110Comments

Smart Cities

Itron, Landis+Gyr meters to share communications

Metering companies Itron and Landis+Gyr plan to use each other's smart-grid communication technologies in their advanced energy meters. The move is designed to give utility companies more choices when deploying smart electricity meters to their customers. "Our customers have asked for multi-vendor systems," said Russ Vanos, vice president and general manager of sales and marketing for Itron…

ByThe Global ViewJune 14, 20110Comments

Smart Cities

Meter competitors find common ground in advocacy

Major meter makers have come together to form the Smart Meter Manufacturers' Association of America (SMMAA). The non-profit will focus on advocacy work and education on the topic of smart meters. Founding members include Echelon, Elster, GE, Itron, Landis+Gyr and Sensus. Each company will have representatives on the board, with the president's position rotating from one…

ByThe Global ViewJune 13, 20110Comments

Smart Cities

Eight states lead the way in advanced electric meters

More than five million advanced "smart" electricity meters have been installed across the US as part of the $787 billion Recovery Act bill passed in early 2009. Nearly 90 percent of those new meters can be found in just eight states: Florida, Texas, California, Idaho, Arizona, Oklahoma, Michigan, and Nevada. Speaking at a White House event on…

ByThe Global ViewJune 13, 20110Comments

Smart Cities

Brazil to get a taste of Italy, energy-management-wise

The Italian company that brought smart energy meters and remote management for the smart-grid to Italy and Spain is going overseas and bringing its technology to Brazil. Enel, with its Spanish subsidiary Endesa, is developing a pilot remote management project in Brazil, using the same metering technology that Endesa is installing in Spain. The pilot project…

ByThe Global ViewJune 13, 20110Comments

Smart Cities

‘Biggest Energy Saver’ seeks real-life efficiency stars

You know energy conservation has gone mainstream when companies start holding contests in that area offering big prizes to "ordinary folks." A new "Biggest Energy Saver" contest is actually two contests, rather than one. Starting mid-July, Texas residents in the Oncor and CenterPoint Energy service areas will be able to compete against one another to see…

ByThe Global ViewJune 13, 20110Comments

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How many smart meters are there in the US?

‘Golden meters’ would cost jobs and money, Quebec unions say

Chicago goes big with smart-grid improvements

Minnesota town takes electricity, gas systems into 21st century

Sao Paulo eyes grid worthy of 21st century

Itron, Landis+Gyr meters to share communications

Meter competitors find common ground in advocacy

Eight states lead the way in advanced electric meters

Brazil to get a taste of Italy, energy-management-wise

‘Biggest Energy Saver’ seeks real-life efficiency stars

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