Xcel Energy, using the Ventyx Smart Grid Operations Solution has created their first SmartGridCity.

Researches at Carnegie Mellon University and MIT are working on a new algorithm that is designed to route internet traffic to areas where the cost of energy is lower.

The maximum amount of money that is allowed to be requested stands at $200 million for the proposals that were closed on August 6th

The project, which is projected to cost around $133 million, would be completed in approximately three years with the help of federal funding.

The FCC plans to establish a set of rules for utility providers that will use broadband and wireless technology to gather data on energy consumption.

Jeff Rubin - the former chief economist at ...

I am not a big believer in a commercial future for the biochemical conversion of cellulose into fuels. There are many big hurdles in place that are going to have to be overcome before cellulose is commercially converted to ethanol. In a nutshell, one is the logistical problem, which ...

[RR note: This blog occasionally posts guest posts, and energy investing is a topic that is visited on a fairly regular basis. The website Money Morning recently noticed that I had linked to one of their articles, and asked if I would be ...

After I wrote The Problem with CAFE a couple of years ago, a lot of people concluded that I am against higher CAFE standards. That's not exactly the case. In a nutshell, my problem with CAFE is that I feel like it addresses the problem from the wrong side ...

I don't actually enjoy posting "I told you so" stories, especially when the news is negative. This means someone has failed, and I don't enjoy seeing people fail. But when I put a spotlight on a company, naturally I am going to follow that company. If it does fail, then ...