July 13, 2018 Overall customer satisfaction with residential electric utility companies shows a seventh consecutive year-over-year increase, according to the J.D. Power 2018 Electric Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study. “Proactive communications, primarily delivered through digital channels, such as email, text message, or social media posts, are having a significant positive impact on residential electric utility […]

July 6, 2018 Navigant Research forecasts global annual residential lighting controls revenue will grow from $963.0 million to $1.5 billion from 2018 to 2027. Krystal Maxwell, a research analyst with Navigant Research, said: “Declining LED prices and the longer lifetime are helping to drive adoption of non-connected LEDs. “However, these drivers are different for connected […]

July 3, 2018 A group of companies has partnered to implement the largest smart apartment rollout in US history. Alliance Residential, Dwelo, Google and Nest have integrated their solutions to come up with the Alliance SmartHome technology package, set for installation in more than 25,000 apartments nationwide. The package will use smart thermostat and lighting, […]

July 2, 2018 The US Army has entered into an Energy Savings Performance Contract with Energy Solutions and Security to implement energy efficiency retrofits in military houses at Island Palm Communities (IPC) in Hawaii. Energy Solutions and Security is a joint venture of energy infrastructure firm Ameresco and property group Lendlease. Some 5,800 privatised military […]

June 26, 2018 Hawaiian Electric Companies have filed an appeal with the Public Utilities Commission to start phase 1 of the grid modernisation initiative. Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light want to deploy advanced meters, meter data management systems and a telecommunications network commencing 2019 until 2023, at an estimated cost of $86.3 […]

June 26, 2018 The outsourcing by utilities of smart metering operations, known as managed services, or Smart Metering-as-a-Service (“SMaaS”), will see annual revenue grow from $199 million in 2018 to $1.03 billion by 2027, according to a new study conducted by Northeast Group. The study states that the smart metering industry is evolving to more […]

June 25, 2018 US utility CPS Energy has been recognised by the American Public Power Association for implementing innovative energy efficient techniques and technologies for its customers. The energy provider to more than 804,000 electric and 343,000 gas customers, has received the American Public Power Association’s 2018 Energy Innovator Award. The award recognises utilities for […]

June 21, 2018 Landis+Gyr has reached an agreement with High Plains Power to provide advanced metering and network technology for the utility’s smart grid deployment. Based in Riverton, Wyoming, High Plains Power is deploying about 13,000 meters over a wide geographical area. The utility selected Landis+Gyr’s Gridstream AMI solution after a successful system pilot project […]

June 21, 2018 Itron has announced the launch of the Itron Intelis gas meter. The new meter transforms the gas distribution network from the one-way gas delivery mechanism, that has been a standard for decades, to an interactive energy network delivering gas more safely and efficiently. Featuring embedded intelligence, the meter is designed to increase […]