Power-Grid Firms Gain Backers
Jonathan Shieber
The Wall Street Journal, March 14th, 2007

Venture-capital investments in technology that improves the reliability and efficiency of the U.S. power-distribution grid are gaining fervor... Read more...

Solving Peak Issues through Demand Response
Steve Saenz, Program Manager, Austin Energy
Arthur Vos, VP, Products, Marketing, & Strategy, Comverge
Electric Energy T&D, January 2007

Austin Energy is giving away free programmable thermostats that are keeping customers comfortable – and cutting Austin’s summer peaks. With over 50,000 participants, the Power Partner program contributes an average of 45 megawatts of peak capacity to Austin’s overall supply portfolio. Read more...

Clean Energy: A New Kind of Green
Robert Chiste, Chairman, President, & CEO, Comverge
Energy Biz, January 2007

As more utilities adopt "green" portfolios, the relationship between "clean" energy and traditional supply options has been changing. The industry is struggling to strike a balance between renewables and other fuels that will meet the strenuous demands placed on the grid - especially during periods of peak demand - in an environmentally responsible way. Read more...

Demand Response: The Case for Innovation
EnergyBiz, January 2006

Innovation has driven the electric industry since the very beginning. Many of us still think of demand response as a little one or two megawatt program designed to satisfy environmentalists. But the fact is that demand response programs are responsible for over 15 gigawatts of peak capacity nationwide. Read more...