Colorado Springs Utilities selects Landis+Gyr for smart meter system
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail U.S. utility Colorado Springs Utilities has selected Swiss company Landis+Gyr to replace the utility’s metering system with an advanced IoT network technology, capable of supporting the next generation of …
Portland General Electric launches smart grid test bed in Oregon
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemail Portland General Electric Company is launching its Smart Grid test bed in Oregon, the company said in a release. “We’re using our Smart Grid Test Bed to deliver simple, …
NNNCo and Enzen sign $8m deal to drive LoRaWAN ‘at scale’ Down Under
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailAustralian internet-of-things (IoT) operator National Narrowband Network Co (NNNCo) has signed a strategic investment agreement with global energy and environment company Enzen Group. The $8 million deal is geared towards …
Narrowband, private, and powerline – questions of connectivity for smart grids
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailNote, this article is serialised from a report on the state of the smart energy market. It continues from a previous post.Go here for the last post; go here for the full …
Standalone private NB-IoT network debuts in Florida, in sliver of 700 MHz spectrum
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe world’s first standalone private NB-IoT network has been launched in Florida, using upper 700 MHz A-Block spectrum and covering major urban centres in northern Florida initially. The operator, San …
Making Industry Smarter: Energy & Power | The challenge of electric vehicles, load balancing and condition monitoring
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Making Industry Smarter: Energy & Power | Why the home is the heart of the new energy internet
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSmart meters have provided a read-out on energy consumption and a window on energy usage. They have brought insight and control to the field of energy management, both sides of …
“Utilities don’t need AI yet – they just need better human access to data,” says OSIsoft
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailOne key element that was skirted around in Enterprise IoT Insights’ recent report on digital change in the power sector: the nitty-gritty of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). We …
Making IoT add-up for smart grids: “Reliability is 99.9999% – there isn’t a case for another nine,” says Fingrid
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailSome time back, Finnish transmission operator Fingrid ran due diligence on the sector’s transformation, with the decarbonisation and decentralisation of the power supply, and advancements in digital technologies bringing cheaper …
Making Industry Smarter: Energy & Power | “Digital twins will enable energy transition,” says Siemens
FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailThe only way the planet will hit sustainability targets is through comprehensive electrification and digitisation of the energy market, and of society at large, reckons German tech giant Siemens. Consumption …
