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Smart energy news from utilities, grid operators and public-sector energy programmes worldwide - smart meters, distribution automation, grid modernization, demand response and renewable integration.

SpotmyEnergy Fundraising

SpotmyEnergy Absorbs Zählerhelden’s 3,000-Meter Portfolio in German Market Consolidation

Barbara IoT

Barbara IoT Closes €4.5M Round to Scale Edge AI Into Global Critical Infrastructure Markets

Enode Team

Oslo-Based Enode Raises $15M Series A to Scale Energy Device Connectivity API

Juun Digital Twin

France Launches JUNN, a €40M Sovereign National Digital Twin Programme

Octopus Energy Acquires Majority Stake in US Grid Flexibility Platform Uplight

Onstream

UK Smart Meter Platform OnStream Acquired by Igneo From Macquarie

Enline smart grid

Portugal’s Enline Secures ABB Venture Backing to Scale Grid Digital Twins

Sao Paulo

São Paulo Opens Smart City Startup Call With Electric Mobility at Its Core

Samsung Ventures Backs Dublin’s GridBeyond in €12M Round for Grid Optimization

metiundo

Octopus Energy Generation Pours €40M Into Smart Metering Firm metiundo

Neara Grid Digital Twins

Neara Hits A$1.1 Billion Valuation After A$90M Series D for Grid Digital Twins

Digital power lines

National Grid And Atos Unveil Triton Digital Twin To Accelerate UK Grid Planning

Luxembourg city

Luxembourg Reopens €5M Smart City Fund With €4M Still Available For Municipalities

Smart Meters

Ofgem Enforces New Smart Meter Compensation Rules Across Great Britain

Seville TechPark aerial view

Andalusia To Invest €20 Million In Smart City Infrastructure At Seville TechPark

Eltel Smart meter

Eltel Secures €23.7M Contract For Finland’s Largest Smart Meter Deployment With Caruna

Veolia Consolidates Over 100 Local Brands in Spain: Strategic Clarity or Risky Identity Reset?

Interface Raises $3.5M Seed Round to Build AI Operations Layer for Energy Companies

TESCO AMI Meters

TESCO Rebrands Communications Division as AMI Solutions – Here’s Why It Matters

Locusview dashboard

Itron to Acquire Locusview for US $525 Million, Deepening Utility Software Footprint

Power Pilot

NNNCo Acquires PowerPilot to Expand Global Smart Grid Services

EQT and GIC aquire Majority stake in Calisen-NEWS

Calisen And EMG Launch EUR 100 Million Smart Metering Rollout In Germany

Moonshot Labs lobby

Google’s Innovation Lab Tests AI Systems in Rio de Janeiro

Hedno Engineers

HEDNO Launches Large-Scale NB-IoT and LTE-M Smart Meter Network in Greece

Merlaco

Meralco Partners with Itron for Smart Meter Rollout

Exnaton platform

Swiss Startup Exnaton Raises Series A to Scale European Energy Management Platform

Las Rozas Innova

Las Rozas Advances Smart-City with Digital Twin

Computer Vision Powered Cameras Monitoring Wildfire

Xcel Energy Deploys AI Cameras to Detect Wildfires in Minnesota

HEDNO Press conference

ZIV and Itron Win Major Smart Meter Contract in Greece

Urbint Platform

Itron to Acquire Urbint for $325M in Fourth-Quarter Deal

Aurelius Expands Smart Metering Portfolio with Double Acquisitions from Landis+Gyr and Xylem

Energy Grid

GridStrong Raises $10 Million to Automate Grid Compliance

Itselectric V2G-NEWS

California Funds First Curbside V2G Charger Project

Nuclearn Dashboard-

Nuclearn Raises $10.5 Million to Advance AI in Nuclear Operations

Electrical pole inspection by drone

National Grid launches autonomous drone inspections in UK first

Splight

Splight Secures $12.4 Million for Grid Optimization Expansion

Yottar Dashboard

Yottar Raises $1.2m to Digitize UK Grid Connection Process

Honeywell Expands Smart Energy Portfolio with SparkMeter Acquisition

Grideyes-NEWS

Norwegian DSO adopts StormGeo’s GridEyes for AI-driven vegetation management

Smart Wildfire prevention AI Camera

PacifiCorp Expands Wildfire Monitoring with New Medford Facility

OATI AI Platform - News

California ISO Tests Energy-Focused AI Tool from OATI

GE Vernova Dashboards-NEWS

GE Vernova Acquires Alteia to Boost Grid Visual Intelligence

Energy Plant

Veolia Acquires Icetec to Strengthen North American Digital Energy Services

Amperon Acario

Tokyo Gas Venture Arm Backs AI Energy Forecasting Firm Amperon

Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) 5G private network-NEWS

Memphis Utility Deploys First Standalone Private 5G Network with Nokia

envelio digital twin platform

E.ON Deploys Digital Twin to Support Germany’s Energy Transition

Tibo Energy Dashboard

Tibo Energy Raises €6M to Expand AI-Driven EMS Amid Growing Grid Congestion

Ostrom

Ostrom Secures €20M to Expand Smart Energy Solutions in Germany

Itron Entreprise Edition

Greece Launches Major Smart Grid Modernization Project with Itron Smart Meters

Exnaton platform

TotalEnergies Introduces AI-Powered Dynamic Electricity Pricing in Belgium

Drone electric grid inspection

Southern Company Partners with SwissDrones for Infrastructure Monitoring

Tether Team

Barcelona Startup Tether Raises €1.3M to Tackle EU Grid Instability

High-voltage steel lattice transmission tower and power lines silhouetted against a bright sunset.

Four Energy Tech Firms Merge to Form Eneve, Supported by Vortex Capital

Engrate

Engrate Raises €2.5M to Boost Digital Integration in Europe’s Energy Transition

Siemens’ Gridscale X technology

Siemens and AcegasApsAmga Launch Grid Modernization Project in Trieste

Amber Energy App

Australian Energy Tech Firm Amber Secures €25.6M Funding Led by ETF Partners

Voltera EV Data

Volteras Secures $11.1 Million to Expand Energy and Mobility Data Platform

Kamstrup to acquire BD Smart Forsyning

Kamstrup Acquires BD Smart Forsyning to Boost Digital Innovation for Utilities

ENEA Smart Grid

Enea Secures $2.4 Billion for Grid Modernization in Poland

Rhizome

Rhizome Raises $6.5M Seed Funding to Expand Climate Resilience Solutions for Power Grids

Engineer working on a Smart Water Distribution and Monitoring Platform

National Grid Adopts Kraken Technologies AI Platform to Enhance Services for US Customers

Trawa Dashboard Energy Efficiency AI

German Startup Trawa Secures €24M to Cut Business Energy Costs

Iberdrola Smart Meter AMI

Iberdrola Sells UK Smart Metering Business to Macquarie for €1.06 Billion

Robotron EnBW

EnBW Adopts Robotron’s CLS Software for Smart Grid Management

Smart Meters

UK Smart Meter Network to Undergo Major Upgrade

Smart Thermostat

Hydro-Québec Launches $10 Billion Energy Efficiency Plan, Offers Free Smart Thermostats

Hawaii Wildfire

HECO Installs Weather Stations and AI Cameras to Prevent Wildfires in Hawaii

Villaquilambre

Villaquilambre Approves €3.1 Million Energy Efficiency Plan

Corinex-NEWS

Corinex Secures $30 Million to Expand Grid Flexibility Solutions

Grid Edge

Grid Edge Secures €3.3M to Tackle Energy Price Fluctuations

Gradyent App

Rotterdam’s Gradyent Secures €28M for Smart Heating and Cooling Solutions

Norgesnett aprtner with Itron

Norgesnett and Itron Partner on Nordic Grid Modernization Project

Tantalus Smart Grid-NEWS

Massachusetts Utility Partners with Tantalus for Grid Modernization

Smart Meters

Hydro-Jonquière Seeks Funding for Smart Meter Upgrade

Digital Energy Utilities

New AI Consortium Aims to Transform Energy Sector

Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy Partners with Itron and Tesla for Colorado Virtual Power Plant

Microsoft Itron Partnership AI

Itron Partners with Microsoft to Integrate AI into Utility Operations

Bpifrance and Lac1 Fund Acquire €800 Million Stake in Veolia

Siteflow Dashboard

Siteflow Raises €7 Million to Enhance Digital Solutions for Energy and Industrial Sectors

National Grid Partners Allocates $100 Million to AI Startups for Energy Innovation

Jaipur Robotics AI Conputer Vision Waste To Energy

Jaipur Robotics Secures $800,000 to Advance AI Solutions in Waste-to-Energy Sector

Daupler Secures $15M Series B Funding to Enhance Real-Time Emergency Response for Utilities

Belgium’s Junction Growth Investors Closes €115M Fund to Support European Energy Transition

Engineer working with a Smart Meter

Intellihub’s Bid to Acquire Powermetric Under Review

INOATE Series A

IONATE Secures €16.3M in Series A Funding for Smart Grid Technology

Mariehamns Energi Van

Mariehamn Energi Adopts TH1NG’s IoT Platform for Digital Transformation

Italgas Partners with Startups to Boost Digitalisation and Sustainability Efforts

ConnectM Acquires MHz Invensys to Enhance Wireless Communication Solutions

Itron DERMS Dashboard

Encycle and Itron Partner to Enhance Energy Management and Grid Stability

Sensorfact engineer

ABB Acquires Sensorfact to Expand Digital Energy Management Solutions

Aindon Smart Meters Installation

Caruna to Replace 760,000 Electricity Meters in €100M+ Deal with Aidon

TTTech Office

TTTech and VERBUND Partner to Develop Real-Time Energy Management Platform

Prisma Photonics Monitoring powerlines

Great River Energy Partners with Prisma Photonics for Advanced Grid Monitoring in Minnesota

Sharper Shape Digital Twin

PG&E Adopts Sharper Shape’s AI-Powered CORE Software to Strengthen Grid Resilience

Gridware

Gridware Raises $26.4 Million to Enhance Power Grid Monitoring

SEALSQ’s VaultIC 408

Smart Meters in the UK Get Security Upgrade

NOX Energy Founders

Belgian-American Startup NOX Energy Secures $1M to Advance Green Energy Solutions

A2A Offices

A2A Expands Electricity Distribution with €1.2 Billion Acquisition from Enel

Avangrid Offices

Iberdrola Completes Full Acquisition of Avangrid Shares, Strengthens U.S. Presence

Xcel Energy Utility

Xcel Energy Partners with Itron to Enhance Colorado’s Energy Grid

LUMA Puerto Rico

LUMA Launches Next Phase of Smart Meter Initiative in Puerto Rico

SpotmyEnergy Fundraising

SpotmyEnergy Raises €10.5M to Boost Smart Meter Adoption in Germany

Iberdrola Plans UK Smart Metering Sale

DCC 4G Rollout

DCC Begins 4G Smart Meter Hub Rollout for Energy Network in the UK

Smart Grid Digital Twin Spain

Energy Network Operator Red Eléctrica Implements Advanced Digital Twin Technology in Spain

Engineer working with a Smart Meter

Australia Accelerates Smart Meter Rollout Amid Growing Opposition

Engineer working on a smart grid

SCE & NVIDIA Partner on AI Solutions for Smarter Power Grid

Aliander Energy Sign

Alliander Launches 1.5 Million Smart Meter Upgrade Initiative

Perovskia Solar Lab Energy for IoT sensors

Perovskia Solar Raises $2.4M for IoT Perovskite Solar Cells

Northern Ireland Unveils Smart Meter Rollout Plan for Public Consultation

Neara energy utillity digital twin

CenterPoint Boost Grid Resilience with Neara’s Digital Twin

Iberdrola Acquires Derryherk

Iberdrola Acquires Derryherk to Boost UK Smart Grid Efficiency

Enersis Digital Twin Platform

EnBW Acquires enersis to Expand Digital Twin and Smart Grid Solutions

Platform Samp.ai view

Samp Secures €6M to Accelerate AI-Driven Digital Twin for Utilities

Procode smart meter adapter

Electricity North West Upgrades 2.5M Smart Meters with Procode

Iberdrola headquarter

New York Advances Smart Grid with Over 700,000 Meters

enea operator installs smart meters

Poland’s Enea Operator to Install 273,000 Smart Meters

AI-powered grid inspection solution

Arkion Raises $4 Million in Funding for its AI Grid Inspection Solution

Smart Meter Deployment in Poland

Tauron Dystrybucja Secures €40 million Subsidy for Smart Meter Rollout

EIB to finance smart meters in Serbia

EIB Funds €80 Million Smart Meter Upgrade in Serbia

Eneida platform

Eneida Closes €10.5M Series B Financing

Intellihub smart meter

Green Bank Invests Additional $33 Million in Smart Meters

Alibaba Cloud parter with olympic comittee IOT

Alibaba Cloud to Optimize Power Use at Paris 2024 Olympics

Image credit: Ancala

Ancala Acquires Solandeo to Accelerate Germany’s Smart Meter Rollout

Gorilla Raises €23M to Expand Data Platform in Germany and USA

eneryield get funding from ABB

Swedish Startup Eneryield Secures ABB-Led Funding Round

Screenshot of Ndustrial Platform

ABB Invests in AI-Powered Energy Management with Ndustrial

Areal view of the city of Mesa

City of Mesa Receives $1.7 M for Advanced Water Meter Project

E.ON Expands Smart Meter Installation in Hungary

Engineer installing a smart meter

FirstEnergy Ohio to Expand Smart Meter Rollout

Smart Meter in the UK

Smart Meter Challenges in Great Britain Show Slow Improvement

Schréder Acquires 49% Stake in Photinus

Itron to Boost Grid Management with Elpis Squared Acquisition

NIPSCO Launches Advanced Electric Meter Upgrade

Rhode Island’s $153M Smart Meter Grid Modernization

Green Island Milestone in Italy’s €42M Smart Road Project

Xcel Energy’s Smart Meter Rollout in Dakotas for Grid Upgrade

€80 Million Loan for Modernizing Romania’s Electrical Network

Puerto Rico to Upgrade to Smart Meters with $786M

Honeywell Invests $5M in Sparkmeter for US Grid Enhancement

Gridspertise Acquires Aidon to Boost Nordic Energy Solutions

Biden’s $6B for Climate Resilience & Recycling

UK Energy Giants Miss Smart Meter Goals

Greece’s HEDNO Launches Major Smart Meter Rollout

Eversource’s $620 Million Smart Meter Upgrade in Connecticut

Rhizome Raises $2.5M for Climate Resilience in Power Grids

Tipmont and Landis+Gyr to Enhance Utility Grids in the Midwest

Amperon Raises $20M for AI Energy Analytics

Rhode Island Launches $153M Smart Meter Upgrade

SPIE Acquires Majority of Réseaux Environnement

Snohomish Launches ‘Connect Up’ Smart Meters Program

ATCO Leads Alberta’s Smart Meter Upgrade

SWEPCO Launches Smart Meter Upgrade in Louisiana

Smart Grid Upgrade to Boost Puerto Rico’s Energy Reliability

Qualisteo Raises €5 Million for Global Energy Saving Mission

Europe’s Largest Solar Highway Lighting Project Completed

Jordan is Digitizing its Power Grid with Jepco and Itron

Xcel Energy Launches Wisconsin Smart Meter Initiative

GE Vernova Enhances Grid Software with Greenbird Acquisition

Endesa Invests in Digital Twin for Enhanced Network Management

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