NSTAR is launching an innovative Smart Grid pilot program to enable consumers to become increasingly aware of how informed energy decisions can benefit our planet. The program will provide customers ...

Media software maker Plex is the latest live TV service to add a traditional grid-style programming guide as an alternative to browsing through thumbnail images or lists of recommendations. The guide, ...

Utility companies aren’t usually a favorite among consumers. Utilities and their customers hardly even communicate — unless the power goes out. And when that happens, customers generally don’t have a ...

Since 2009, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the electricity industry have jointly invested over $7.9 billion in 99 cost-shared Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) projects involving more than ...

Last October, a National Grid official announced that the company’s ambitious smart grid pilot would be rolled out in the first quarter of 2010. About 11 months later, the company’s program, which ...

GE takes a look at what WiMAX can bring to smart grid technology. GE last week announced that it has launched a pilot program to implement smart grid technology that uses Clearwire’s WiMAX network to ...