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Smart Grid March 17 2010

Get Smart on Grid Investment Grants

CleanTechies - The IRS says federal grants aren't subject to taxes, but that's not the end of the tax implications.

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SustainableBusiness.com

US Smart Grid Gets Big Tax Break

After making the biggest investment ever in the electric grid, government sweetens the deal by waving off the IRS.»

Gas 2.0

Public Electric Car Charging Stations May Go Largely Unused

Are car companies and governments investing billions in useless technology?»

SustainableBusiness.com

Environmental Groups Join Push for Broadband Connectivity

Coalition says that smart grid and other innovations could reduce emissions by 13% to 22% by 2020.»

Cleantechnica

Chicago Ventures Into Distributed Solar Energy

Windy City dwellers get a preview of the wired and linked energy future.»

Cleantechnica

An Electranet Begins in California

Rooftop solar becomes a moneymaker in the Golden State.»

GreenTech TV

Siemens Energy Demos Smart Grid Technology

Kansas City utility commits $48 million to groundbreaking effort.»

SustainableBusiness.com

Venture Capital Shifted to Energy Efficiency in 2009

Last year's dollars chased the smart grid, as well as energy management systems for home and commerce.»

SustainableBusiness.com

TVA Chooses SmartSync to Manage Incentive Program

Company will provide real-time data that gives a premium to renewable energy suppliers.»

Cleantechnica

Utility-Scale Distributed Solar Blasts Off in California

Southern California Edison gets the green light to use large commercial roofs as megawatt nodes in a new network.»

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San Francisco Chronicle

Probe of California Smart Meters Will Start Soon

Prompted by complaints of high bills, state regulators plan to investigate PG&E's program.»

Clean Energy Sector

Microgrids: Building Blocks of the Smart Grid

Utilities are seeking ways they can use small, local power to enhance the grid for everyone.»

Smart Meters

DOE Says Smart Grid Can Cut Emissions 12 Percent

Study concludes that a few smart technologies can open the door to huge efficiency.»

GreenTechMedia

Silver Spring Goes to Texas

Expanding past California, the smart-meter company demonstrates it's not a one-time wonder.»

GreenTechMedia

Why Antivirus Vendors Could Rule Green Computing

With a dependable reputation on the desktop, companies like Symantec and MacAfee are positioned to move into home energy management.»

VentureBeat

Smart Grid Spending Boom to Top $200B by 2015

The industry is expected to jump from $10 billion in 2009 to $200 billion annually by 2015, according to Pike Research.»

VentureBeat

Gore: Smart Grid Part of ‘the Single Largest Solution’ to Climate Change

The Smart Grid will reduce the carbon emissions, and provide access to inconsistent alternative energy sources like solar and wind.»

Smart Grid News

Will Smart Meters Play Traffic Cop for EV Integration?

The role that smart meters will play in coordinating power demand with electric vehicles and charging equipment remains largely undefined.»

Greenbang

UK Plans Largest Smart Meter Overhaul

The UK will be the first country in the world to have a large-scale, nationwide overhaul for smart electricity and gas meters.»

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