Significant capital resources are needed to deploy both AC and DC electric vehicle (EV) charging. At the same time, uncertainty is mounting over the scale of future EV sales, with [read more]
The global smart grid market value is poised to approach $220 billion by 2020, and the U.S. Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) program has served as a major catalyst to [read more]
Clean energy investment declined 11% in 2012, weighed down by regulatory uncertainty and policy changes in big markets such as the U.S., India, Spain and Italy, according to a new [read more]
In his newly released 2013 state agenda, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-N.Y., calls for clean energy initiatives, grid modernization and the privatization of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA), among other [read more]
Within a decade, more than 35 million buildings may be generating their own solar electricity (without subsidies) at prices lower than their utility offers, sufficient to power almost 10% of [read more]
The commercial sector offers a significant opportunity for growth in the demand response (DR) market, and the number of commercial facilities participating in DR programs worldwide will rise from fewer [read more]
A new survey conducted by Pike Research gauges U.S. consumers' level of support for a variety of energy topics, including solar and wind power, the overall smart grid, and smart [read more]
Energy storage represents what could be considered one of the fastest areas of growth associated with the smart grid between now and 2020. Currently, there is a large market for [read more]
The overall utility billing meter market is expected to reach nearly $13 billion in 2016, according to a new study by IMS Research. 2016 is also anticipated to be the [read more]
The convergence of key technology developments, stronger business cases and growing regulatory acceptance is accelerating grid modernization. Substations and the increasingly automated and intelligent gear embedded within them are poised [read more]