From smart meters to iPhone apps that give customers a link to the smart grid, Utility Dive has been keeping up with industry trends all summer long. Emerging technologies are causing companies to rethink how they get data, as well as how they manage energy and respond to demand.
Here are the 12 most popular list features of 2012 that Utility Dive readers have enjoyed. Scroll down, check them out, and see how the smart grid technology landscape is shaping up:
1. 9 iPhone apps that utilities should know about—Utility Dive looks at nine energy-related iPhone apps that utilities should be aware of.
2. 7 smart meters and how they manage power—Utilities and their customers have never had more choices in the smart meter market. Utility Dive looks at seven examples of the tech that's out there and what it does.
3. 10 recent smart meter milestones for utilities—Utility Dive checks out recent status updates from companies who have moved closer to realizing their smart meter deployment goals.
4. 7 smart thermostat models helping utility customers manage energy use—Nest, TXU and Honeywell all have ways to put homeowners in touch with their energy consumption through smart thermostats, and utilities are catching on to the benefits.
5. 11 mobile energy applications—Mobile energy apps offer consumers solutions to change how they manage their household and vehicle energy use.
6. 12 states with the most Smart Grid Investment Grant Program-funded projects—Utility Dive looks at which states will benefit most from the Smart Grid Investment Grant Program.
7. The top 10 Smart Grid Investment Grant Program funding recipients—These utilities are receiving big grants for even bigger smart grid projects. Find out who the Smart Grid Investment Grant Program's top 10 beneficiaries are and what types of technology they are investing in.
8. The 10 biggest smart grid projects receiving SGIG funding—Utility Dive continues its analysis of the U.S. Department of Energy's Smart Grid Investment Grant Program progress report—this time looking at funded projects with the biggest total costs.
9. 5 smart meter benefits—Smart meters are a big part of utilities' plans to modernize their technology and services right now. Here are five ways that the devices can help companies, as well as consumers.
10. 5 smart meter stories of public backlash—Smart meters have made headlines in the U.S. and Canada recently and citizens and lawmakers work to understand what they do.
11. 5 smart meter anxieties—The benefits of smart meters are clear, but the devices do not come without worries for utilities and their customers.
12. 6 smart grid bill of rights examples from around the U.S.—Utility Dive looks at examples of consumer rights being drafted around the U.S. and how they affect the ways smart grid tech gets used.
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