To acquire energy efficiency customers, many utilities hire people to knock on doors, especially for programs like demand response, says Sid Siddhartha, founder and CEO of Innowatts, which provides data-driven energy management. The company has developed a program that uses data instead. The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has begun working … [Read more...]
Demand Response World Forum Oct. 13-15 Looks at DR's Role in Grid Modernization
September 30, 2014 By
Energy professionals from around the world will gather for the Demand Response World Forum 2014 in Costa Mesa, California, October 13-15 . The international event will explore the latest automated demand response (ADR) technologies and strategies for meeting the changing energy landscape of the 21st Century. Over 40 speakers will join technology … [Read more...]
The Alcatraz Microgrid: Life on ‘The Rock’ Not Easy, Even for a Microgrid
July 28, 2014 By
The Alcatraz microgrid stands as a model for installing modern energy technology under difficult terms. Historical structures had to be kept intact, equipment protected from the elements, and no new buildings erected. Here's how developer Princeton Power Systems accomplished the task. The 22-acre island in San Francisco Bay is now a tourist … [Read more...]
Energy Efficiency MicroNews: Conservation Services Group, EnergySavvy, Space-Time Insight, SMUD, ForceField Energy, NYSERDA, EFC, Navigant Research, ASHRAE
December 8, 2013 By
This week in energy efficiency news… Conservation Services Group and EnergySavvy have collaborated on a new program management portal, designed to enhance communication among homeowners, contractors and managers of the Home Performance with Energy Star program at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. The New York Home … [Read more...]
Smart Grid: No More Maps, Push Pins for SMUD
September 9, 2013 By
In a smart grid application, utility Sacramento Public Utility District (SMUD) has moved from using maps and push pins to visual analytics to help make decisions about outages, smart meters, and other issues. Steve Ehrlich, SVP, Marketing, of Space-Time Insight, which has supplied a smart grid system to SMUD, says that many utilities are still … [Read more...]
