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US Favors Net-Metering While Europe, Japan Like Feed-In-Tariffs

US Favors Net-Metering While Europe, Japan Like Feed-In-Tariffs

Recent developments in Virginia put a spotlight on feed-in tariffs (FITs), which are used to encourage deployment of renewable energy. In March, Dominion Virginia Power’s voluntary FIT for residential and commercial solar photovoltaic (PV) generators was approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission. Participants will receive 15 cents per kWh ... Read more »
2 Holiday Inns Save $180 Per Room with Energy Management

2 Holiday Inns Save $180 Per Room with Energy Management

Onity was selected by Larson Companies to provide its SensorStat DDC energy management system to two Holiday Inn hotels in Eau Claire, Wisc. Onity is part of United Technologies (UTC). Custom Energy Solutions installed the systems, which manage the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) energy use at the hotels. Custom ... Read more »
Berkeley Lab Tests Smart Grid Communication

Berkeley Lab Tests Smart Grid Communication

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Demand to Grid (D2G) Lab is testing a variety of communication architectures to govern the way information moves between energy users and the grid, and how it can be viewed and monitored. The D2G Lab is demonstrating the Energy Service Interface, a generic interface between the ... Read more »
CA Technologies, RF Code Deliver DCIM

CA Technologies, RF Code Deliver DCIM

CA Technologies has integrated RF Code’s technology into CA’s Data Center Infrastructure Management (DCIM), enabling customers to collect, monitor and analyze environmental and asset location information for an enhanced view of their data center infrastructure. The integration is the outgrowth of a strategic marketing agreement between the two companies. While ... Read more »
Temperature Controller Prevents Equipment Overheating

Temperature Controller Prevents Equipment Overheating

Oven Industries, which supplies custom temperature controllers and sensors for a variety of corporate clients – aerospace, automotive, biomedical, and semiconductor – says its 5R7-001 temperature controller helps transition between heating and cooling devices and serves as the commander of thermoelectric modules. With the included PC software, users can control ... Read more »
Nest Labs, NRG Announce Energy Saving Partnership

Nest Labs, NRG Announce Energy Saving Partnership

Nest Labs, the company behind the Nest Learning Thermostat, has partnered with NRG Energy and its subsidiary regional utilities to bring rewards and additional energy savings to over 90 million Americans. There are two partnerships being enacted in conjunction with NRG subsidiaries Reliant, Green Mountain Energy, National Grid, Austin Energy and Southern ... Read more »
Time: Data Driving Energy Efficiency

Time: Data Driving Energy Efficiency

The abundance of data available in the digital era is the driving force behind a whole raft of energy efficiency technologies, according to a feature in Time magazine. Cutting energy waste – a key goal of President Obama’s recent State of the Union speech – is “first and formost” a data challenge as you can’t ... Read more »
Survey to Utilities: Stress Smart Grid Benefits to Win Over Consumers

Survey to Utilities: Stress Smart Grid Benefits to Win Over Consumers

Multiple smart grid benefits resonate with consumers — it’s not just about saving money — and when consumers are provided with information about the benefits and key concerns of smart grid technology, the positive statements are more persuasive, according to a report issued today by the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative. ... Read more »


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