The company's goal is to spur the energy storage market as solar leasing has done for that market. The company's goal is to spur the energy storage market as solar leasing has done for the solar market.
AES is selling battery banks to utilities and renewable energy developers in the US and abroad that replace fossil fuel plants.
Smart meters are the foundation of a smart grid, but many people have privacy and health concerns.
The solar leasing model is so successful that it's being adopted for various renewable technologies, and now smart meters.
NREL is hosting the first major facilty devoted to integrating utility-scale renewables into the grid.
It's past time to flood-proof substations and use smart grid technologies to protect against huge storms.
China is poised to become the biggest regional smart grid market.
Centralized monitoring stations and smart meters got the power restored for 130,000 people in just two days.
ABB's technology makes it possible to carry renewable energy hundreds of miles from remote areas like offshore wind farms to urban centers.
The plan enhances the state's transmission infrastructure to move renewable energy where it's needed and to create the most advanced grid in the US.