It is hard to imagine the electric power grid operating autonomously. Even the name autonomous grid sounds like a science fiction scenario, or does it? The idea of the autonomous grid has been around ...

I’ve always been drawn to the swarm ship design concept in science fiction. The idea is that what initially looks like one massive spaceship is actually a cluster of really small vessels that can ...

A novel plan that offers partnership in keeping the United States electric grid stable and reliable could be a win-win for consumers and utility operators. A novel plan that offers partnership in ...

Cisco has snagged a 70-home smart grid pilot project in conjunction with Yello Strom, a utility company in Germany that is ranked in the country's top 10 with more than 1.4 million customers. Yello ...

Lately, it seems that everything is touted as being "smart." We now have smart cities, smart meters, smart phones, smart water, smart cars, smart homes, and the smart grid. But, with every ...

One of the most promising and innovative concepts in the quest for sustainable energy solutions, is that of grid-interactive buildings. These buildings represent a significant leap forward in how we ...

Smart meters have gained widespread adoption. According to the latest figures from Berg Insight, the number of smart meters in North America reached almost 146 million at the end of 2023 with that ...

A virtual power plant (VPP) is a collection of DERs such as renewable energy, storage, controllable loads, ...

"Our goal is to become the leading provider of universal smart-grid operating systems for any device and any broadband technology." -- GridNet Founder and CEO Ray Bell (pictured). Google the words ...

In this episode of eSpeaks, Jennifer Margles, Director of Product Management at BMC Software, discusses the transition from traditional job scheduling to the era of the autonomous enterprise. eSpeaks’ ...

The smart grid offers great promise to transform the electric system, enabling two-way communication between providers and consumers over the network, and allowing new services that can save ...