Forty-four percent of U.S. broadband households would permit utilities to monitor and manage energy use of their household appliances, according to new research from Parks Associates, indicative of Americans’ strong and growing interest in reducing energy consumption and enhancing the energy efficiency of their homes...Learn More

Smart grid industry participants and proponents are racing ahead of public awareness and comprehension when it comes to new smart grid investments, infrastructure and deployments in the US, according to results of a new customer survey from Pike Research. Nearly 1/3 of respondents said they...Learn More

Three tier 2 telcos – Cincinnati Bell, FairPoint Communications and Frontier Communications – have found a way to monetize some of their not-so-tangible assets. Through a deal with Crius Energy, they gain a cut of the money that end users pay for electricity. But they...Learn More

Getting more spectrum for mobile broadband is a high priority for wireless network operators. But they’re not the only ones looking for more spectrum. Connie Durcsak, CEO of the Utilities Telecom Council told me this week that getting more spectrum is one of two key...Learn More

Raleigh, NC – July 17, 2012 – Tantalus, a leading provider of Smart Grid communications, today announced that Cedar Falls Utilities (CFU) has selected Tantalus as the technology platform for a fiber-based smart grid solution. Tantalus’ communications technology will support the utility’s existing fiber-to-the-home (FTTH)...Learn More

Ubiquitous sensors and robotic devices installed in homes, buildings, utility, transportation and infrastructure systems linked into wireless and wired networks and remotely controlled by end users has been a science fiction vision of the future at least since “The Jetsons” cartoon series. Today, it seems...Learn More

AT&T sees substantial opportunity in providing secure communications for a new twist on the smart grid – enabling enterprises with their own backup generators to gain discounts from their utility company by switching to backup power during peak load times. The carrier is even considering...Learn More

Lake Saint Louis, Mo., May 9, 2012 — National Information Solutions Cooperative, an IT and software solution provider to more than 650 community-owned utilities and telephone organizations, has been selected by Great River Energy, a generation and transmission (G&T) co-op based in Maple Grove, Minn., ...Learn More

The introduction of technologies like 1 Gbps FTTH broadband and smart grid to communities like Chattanooga, Tennessee has given birth to the concept of a smart city. Google aims to do the same thing in Kansas City. Both of those communities can be considered urban....Learn More

Opelika, Ala. and Paris, April 24, 2012 – The City of Opelika, Alabama will soon be providing residents with the ability to monitor and manage their own energy consumption to help save money and make their homes greener with the help of smart grid technology...Learn More

A major shift in smart grid communications continues as electric, gas and water utilities are increasingly turning to public cellular networks to provide communications for smart grid infrastructure projects. Global annual service revenue from public cellular network nodes in smart grid applications will exceed $1...Learn More

The global market for smart hardware, software and services will grow at a 17.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2010-2015, with total spending reaching nearly $46.4 billion in 2015, according to a new IDC Energy Insights report. Smart grid investments will grow fastest in...Learn More