As part of the Recovery Act, the Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) stipulated that over 200,000 smart transformers, 850 sensors and 700 automated substations be added to the existing grid.

Nevada-based studio haus.me can answer that question better than most of us because they're the ones that designed and built ...

When energy demand is high, the smart grid can automatically reduce the energy demand of home appliances by, say, turning off the heat in a clothes dryer for 30 seconds.

To switch from dirty fossil fuels to clean energy, the US needs a smart grid. After years of underinvestment, climate goals could finally push the grid to modernize.

As part of a smart-grid initiative, General Electric rolls out a home energy management system that works with smart meters and an electric vehicle charging pedestal for cities and campuses.

Whenever I write about smart grid gadgetry, much of it is probably quite boring for the average consumer. Meters, protocols, wireless networks, software — who cares? But just as utility-side ...

Deployment of smart grid technology from U.S. utility control centers and power networks to consumers' homes could cost between $338 billion and $476 billion over the next 20 years, but will ...

Some professors at UC Irvine got to experience a part of the future after the university installed smart grid technology into their homes.

The Longbridge, South Birmingham, homes will be powered by a smart grid, which is being developed with SNRG, a developer, installer, and operator of smart grid networks in the UK.

Most of these smart-grid-enabled projects are small-scale, meant to prove the costs and benefits of going full-bore with the next generation of utility-to-customer energy engagement.

The UK government imagines a near future where smart home devices and appliances can help balance the scales of energy supply and demand, as well as save consumers and businesses money. The ...