News: Sacramento getting smart grid

Sacramento getting smart grid by Candace Lombardi, CNET News June 24, 2009

Sacramento County plans to install a smart grid. (Credit: Sacramento Municipal Utility District)

Sacramento County’s community-owned electric utility has signed a deal for Silver Spring Networks to provide a smart grid for roughly 600,000 homes and businesses.

Installation is to begin [...]

News: Miami to tap stimulus for $200 million smart grid

The City of Miami announced a proposal on Monday to install 1 million two-way “smart meters” to all Miami residents over the next two years in what would be the most comprehensive smart-grid program in the U.S. [...]

News: Biden gives more smart-grid funding details

The Obama administration announced new plans on Thursday to kick-start smart-grid development, including funding details and the start of a standardization process. [...]

News: Planned Florida city aims for solar self-sufficiency

One of the world’s biggest photovoltaic projects is planned for southwest Florida. Florida Power & Light will spend $350 million to build a 75-megawatt photovoltaic solar plant at a planned city, Babcock Ranch, near Fort Myers, the company announced Thursday. [...]