About Opower: Founded in 2007, Virginia-based company Opower partners with utility providers to promote energy efficiency through energy information software. Opower’s platform provides Home Energy Reports, energy alerts, and online tools that help utility customers save energy and money by making small changes to their energy consumption. Recent developments include: A social energy application, built [...] Read More
Best Practices and Case Studies
Member Spotlight: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
About Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (LBNL) is a member of the national laboratory system supported by the U.S. Department of Energy through its Office of Science. It is managed by the University of California (UC) and is charged with conducting unclassified research across a wide range of scientific disciplines. Smart Grid [...] Read More
Friday News Roundup (4/20/12)
SGCC members, IBM and PG&E, lead the charge in V2G communication: Powered by domestically produced electricity, electric vehicles (EVs) are considered a key part of reducing oil dependence, and lowering global warming emissions. Successful adoption and growth of EV adoption is reliant upon many factors, one of which is integrated vehicle-to-grid (V2G) communication. IBM announced [...] Read More
Member Spotlight: Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
About OG&E: Founded in 1902, Oklahoma Gas & Electric is a regulated electric utility that serves more than 789,000 customers in a 30,000 square mile service territory in Oklahoma and western Arkansas. Smart Grid History: In 2008, OG&E began a research and development project to test wireless smart technology with residents in two areas of [...] Read More
Friday News Roundup (4/13/12)
SDG&E success reflects a customer service focus: In the recently-released March/April 2012 issue of Intelligent Utility Magazine, SGCC member San Diego Gas & Electric received a profile for being ranked for the third year in a row as the country’s most intelligent utility. The regulated public utility provides energy service to 3.5 million people, and [...] Read More
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