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Smart Meter

Clever Smart Grid Start-up

written by Walter Wang

Khosla Ventures recently led a round of $5 million in financing for Bidgely, a smart grid start-up that “disaggregates” data from a customer’s smart meter.

Now, for instance, household members can be told, “That old refrigerator is costing you $148 per year more than a new, Energy Star compliant one. Have

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August 5, 2013 0 comment
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The Future of Smart Grid: Technology Experts Grapple With Implementation Challenges

written by Walter Wang

Imagine this scenario: you get an SMS saying there’s a problem in your home of excessive power output (“power leak”) and that an electric company rep is on his way to fix the problem. Sounds incredible? Well, apparently this scenario is not far from being realized. This is what Itai Brezis, Director of Strategy and Business Development at Cellcom, claimed at

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June 28, 2012 0 comment
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Changing the Energy Game With the ‘Power of One’

written by Walter Wang

Who among us has not eagerly described the smart meter to a non-energy person only to be greeted by a blank stare, or worse the retort: “Why would I want to track my electricity costs all day?”

You try to explain the profound applications: smart appliances that talk to the power grid, consumer

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May 24, 2012 0 comment
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Glendale’s Smart Meter Deployment: Q&A

written by Walter Wang

Glendale Water and Power, the municipal utility for the city of Glendale, California, is one of the first U.S utilities to connect all of its electric customers using smart grid technology and the first to integrate smart systems for two commodities: electricity and water. The company has more than 84,000 electric and

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September 20, 2011 1 comment
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TransData Doubles Smart Meter Suits as Patent Enforcement Heads East

written by Walter Wang

In a previous post, I wrote about Texas smart meter company TransData‘s patent infringement suit against CoServ, a Texas utility.

TransData recently extended its patent enforcement activity from Texas in an easterly direction through the southeastern United States, filing complaints

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September 6, 2011 2 comments
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Home Energy Devices: Can We Bewilder Edison?

written by Walter Wang

Why do so many energy insiders insist that home energy automation will fail? Many whom I respect say the typical householder will never take the time to fiddle with smart gadgets that reduce energy costs.

Their skepticism, however, just elicits a verbal shrug

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August 11, 2011 1 comment
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Silver Spring Networks’ IPO – At Last

written by Walter Wang

Earlier this month, Silver Spring Networks filed an S-1 for its long anticipated IPO. It was so long anticipated that many had about given up, but through a series of smart grid acquisitions, including Toshiba’s pending payout for Landis+Gyr, we had renewed speculation.

Expected pricing for the IPO was not announced, but

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July 19, 2011 1 comment
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Taking Control of the Heat

written by Walter Wang

Last week, temperatures soared into the triple digits, reaching record highs for the Twin Cities. After a wicked winter, I actually welcomed the heat with open arms. That is, until the temperature inside my house hit a steamy 86 degrees – even with curtains closed and fans circulating. And while I pride myself on

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June 13, 2011 0 comment
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Landis+Gyr+Toshiba: First Truly Global Smart Grid Company?

written by Walter Wang

The long rumored acquisition of L+G by Toshiba has finally happened. It appears Bayard Group, the investment group that assembled the current incarnation of L+G from more than five companies, got their price ($2.3 billion) without the originally anticipated IPO, making their investors happy. Perhaps it is

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May 24, 2011 1 comment
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It’s Time for Time-of-Use Pricing for Residential Customers

written by Walter Wang

Dynamic pricing schemes are viewed as one of the key utility tools for reducing peak load during the summer, which is growing over time. Such pricing schemes, which adjust the price of electricity based on the time of day and the cost of generating electricity during different time periods, are on the rise throughout the United States.

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May 2, 2011 0 comment
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Energy Efficiency and Weight Watchers

written by Walter Wang

We’ve been hearing for years that the energy efficiency industry needs to find its equivalent to the cell phone. These days industry folks refer to it as the ‘killer app,” the revolutionary product or service that consumers can’t resist.

But lately, partly because I’m dieting, I’ve been

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April 28, 2011 1 comment
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In Smart Meter Patent Suit TransData Focuses Antennae on Texas Utility

written by Walter Wang

TransData is a Texas company that designs and manufactures smart meters and related products.

TransData owns U.S. Patents Nos. 6,181,294 (’294 Patent), 6,462,713 (’713 Patent) and 6,903,699 (’699 Patent), which relate to antenna and wireless communication devices for use with electric meters.

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April 15, 2011 0 comment
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Asking Dumb Questions about PG&E’s ‘Smart’ Meters

written by Walter Wang

Last December, I moved into one of the most expensive places in the world to live, the gated community known as “Seadrift” in Stinson Beach, Marin County. I can count Senator Diane Feinstein and Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh as neighbors (though they only sneak out here upon occasion.)

The move ended up being a disaster on

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March 28, 2011 2 comments
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May the Force be Energy Efficient

written by Elisa Wood

It was hard to get excited about IBM’s Watson besting two humans in the TV game show Jeopardy and walking away with a $1 million prize last month. After all, thanks to the entertainment industry, we’ve seen robots and computers win in all kinds of ways, from HAL duping the smart astronauts in 2001: A Space Odyssey to

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March 10, 2011 0 comment
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