Either way, energy analysts say the smart-grid technology will transform the creation, delivery, and pricing of electricity—so much so that it's hard to predict what it will look like in 10 years.

“The smart grid will consist of controls, computers, automation, and new technologies and equipment working together,” according to the office, which says the smart grid “represents an unprecedented ...

There are many definitions and technologies under the smart grid banner. What's the goal and why all the attention? Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and cutting-edge ...

The idea of the smart grid has been around for decades, but today, new technologies and solutions are transforming the way that electricity is generated, transmitted, and distributed. The global smart ...

The smart grid is a next-generation electrical power system that uses digital technologies — such as computers, secure communications networks, sensors and controls, in parallel with electric ...

The U.S.’s grid was born on September 4, 1882, at 3 P.M. Thomas Edison himself threw the switch. He built the first central power plant in the country at 255–257 Pearl Street in New York City ...

GE last week announced that it has launched a pilot program to implement smart grid technology that uses Clearwire’s WiMAX network to deliver data to both customers and utility companies.

The chewier problem with the Smart Grid, as I see it, is that your utility can profit from its knowledge of your habits by selling the electricity you're not using for a profit.

Originally, the term ‘smart’ was used as an abbreviation for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. That has morphed into its actual meaning of clever or intelligent to describe any kind ...

At the 2011 Smart Grid World Forum in Beijing late last month, China’s State Grid Corporation announced plans to invest $250 billion in electric power infrastructure upgrades over the next five ...