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[Greentech Media | News Feed] ZigBee was initially devised with consumer electronics in mind and was slow to take off in the marketplace: The growing popularity of smart grid and the need to wire appliances in the home essentially gave the protocol a second lease on life.

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[Green Light] Greentech Media: Green Light » Blog Archive » Can California Get ...: Zensys's Z-Wave has been trying to get adopted as a smart grid technology, but it's been slow going. Maybe Sigma Designs can help.

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[Green Tech] IBM snags smart-grid pilot deals | Green Tech - CNET News: In some smart-grid pilots, consumers can get an in-home display of their energy usage and participate in energy-efficiency programs. A household could agree to let utilities dial down appliances, such as clothes dryer, for a short time or take advantage of lower rates by running the dishwasher at off-peak times.

[Greentech Media | News Feed] Greentech Media | IBM, EDF to Research Smart Grid Tech: Computing giant IBM and French utility EDF on Friday said they've formed a research collaboration to find answers to those questions. Given the attention and money that utilities, startups and established technology companies like IBM and Google have been paying to the smart grid concept, there will likely be plenty of research to do.

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[EcoWorld - Guest Commentary] EcoWorld - Guest Commentary » Blog Archive » Upgrading the ...: The targeted areas for smart-grid R&D activities are in four basic categories: architecture and communication standards; monitoring and load-management technologies; monitoring and control for demand-side management; advanced components ...

[Green Inc.] On the Road to a Smart Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com: Scott Jarman, an engineer with Austin Energy, atop a city building that is testing architectural wind as a possible energy source. The smart grid of the future, says the company’s general manager, Roger Duncan, will include much more interaction between building owners and the utility.

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