BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- The excellent analysis of the smart-grid initiative by MarketWatch columnist Thomas Kostigen pointed out the obvious: There may be more security issues than ever with ...

A new technique for 'scheduling' energy in electric grids has been developed. It moves away from centralized management by tapping into the distributed computing power of energy devices. The approach ...

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 ...

Significant fuel savings and operational efficiencies are some of the benefits of an intelligent power management system that includes multiple energy sources. The U.S. Army has tested a proof of ...

- Adoption of IoT and big data analytics improve safety, data integrity, and reliability of smart grids, T/OT convergence to unlock new benefits of smart grid data analytics market - Focus on ...

But according to network security researchers and product specialists alike, the Smart Grid may also be a breeding ground for the types of cyberattacks that could leave it not only hacked, but blacked ...

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last week issued a 40-page draft “Smart Grid Policy.” Power generators nationwide could be affected by the policy’s call to develop standards to address the ...

LARAMIE -- Many experts say that rising energy costs and environmental degradation require a 180-degree shift away from the flick-the-switch-and-forget-it mindset. But that doesn’t mean going without ...

Over the last decade, smart grid innovators have recognized the importance of an intelligent grid architecture while, over the same period, the electric power industry has been experiencing dramatic ...

Smart meters and in-home energy displays are trickling out into people's homes. But there's still some question whether the technology is consumer-friendly enough. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer ...

"The Morning Briefing" is SmartPlanet's daily roundup of must-reads from the web. This morning we're reading about smart grid technology. 1.) Getting smart about the grid. ALSTOM's Dr Lawrence Jones ...

The Obama administration recently changed its nomenclature on a topic of much interest to readers of this publication and those in the power industry. The administration has said it prefers to talk ...