Smart-grid

Smart-grid software company eMeter Corp. of San Mateo, Calif., landed $32 million in a Series C round of capital led by Sequoia Capital, which the company said would take it into profitability.

Power Plays 2009

Smart-grid plans have been on the drawing board for years, but the Obama administration has given the system, well, a jolt.

Plugging Into the Future 2009

Smart-grid companies use software and networking technologies to help customers consume energy more efficiently.

What's New 2008

Smart-grid technology involves digital power meters and other data-rich systems that help manage electricity and water more efficiently.

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Smart-grid technology, already in use in several areas, will allow the utility companies to see when you use your power, so that peak and off-peak times and rates can be established.

CNN.com 2011

Smart-grid applications in six key areas will change the way people use, buy, manage, and think about electricity, according to the report "Smart Grid Apps: Six Trends That Will Shape Grid Evolution" led by Clint Wheelock, Pike Research founder and managing director.

CNET News.com 2011

Smart-grid analytics will play a major role in managing the massive amount of electricity generation and usage data collected at both the lowest and highest levels, and then used to optimize service.

CNET News.com 2011

Smart-grid systems don't need wireless service to work, but it greatly increases smart-grid functionality.

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April 21, 2011 8:41 AM PDT Report: Smart-grid apps to revolutionize electricity use by Candace Lombardi

CNET News.com 2011

Smart-grid technologies augment the electricity-distribution grid, helping utilities do a better job monitoring its condition, directing the flow of energy and integrating the variable output of wind farms and solar power plants.

SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Chronicle dbaker@sfchronicle.com (David R. Baker 2011