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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.

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GreeceMunicipality Of Heraklion Nears Completion Of €4.9M Recovery Fund Smart City Works25 Aug CanadaMaritime Electric Mounts 1,300 Pole Collectors as PEI Smart Meter Rollout Advances14 Jul NewsBohr Energie Raises €10 Million Series A To Expand Renewable Energy Optimization Platform13 Jul NewsPiq Energy Raises $5 Million Seed To Accelerate Grid Interconnection Studies13 Jul NewsAxle Energy Raises $25 Million Series A To Expand Virtual Power Plant Platform13 Jul
European Commission Allocates €3.8B To 212 Projects Across Innovation Fund And LIFE Programme European Commission Allocates €3.8B To 212 Projects Across Innovation Fund And LIFE Programme

The European Commission selected 77 Innovation Fund projects for €3.4B and 135 LIFE projects for over €390M, including a Greek island virtual power plant.

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EnergyGridsight Raises $26 Million Series B To Scale Utility Capacity Software In The US2 Sep EnergyDigitalBridge to Acquire Ausgrid’s PLUS ES Smart Metering Business in Australia31 Aug
EnergyCity Of Cadillac Approves $4.4 Million Energy-As-A-Service Deal With Budderfly, Schneider Electric WasteGerman Public-Private Seed Fund Co-Leads €4.3 Million Round In Waste-To-Energy AI Firm Jaipur Robotics
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€3.8BPublic FundingEuropean Commission Allocates €3.8B To 212 Projects Across Innovation Fund And LIFE Programme2h ago €4.3MFundingGerman Public-Private Seed Fund Co-Leads €4.3 Million Round In Waste-To-Energy AI Firm Jaipur Robotics7 Sep $26MMergers and AcquisitionsGridsight Raises $26 Million Series B To Scale Utility Capacity Software In The US2 Sep €10MFundingBohr Energie Raises €10 Million Series A To Expand Renewable Energy Optimization Platform13 Jul
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National Grid And Atos Unveil Triton Digital Twin To Accelerate UK Grid Planning5 Feb Ofgem Enforces New Smart Meter Compensation Rules Across Great Britain5 Feb Iberdrola Sells UK Smart Metering Business to Macquarie for €1.06 Billion12 May
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Andalusia To Invest €20 Million In Smart City Infrastructure At Seville TechPark30 Jan Veolia Consolidates Over 100 Local Brands in Spain: Strategic Clarity or Risky Identity Reset?3 Dec Las Rozas Advances Smart-City with Digital Twin24 Oct
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EnergyEuropean Commission Allocates €3.8B To 212 Projects Across Innovation Fund And LIFE Programme

The European Commission selected 77 Innovation Fund projects for €3.4B and 135 LIFE projects for over €390M, including a Greek island virtual power plant.

 EnergyCity Of Cadillac Approves $4.4 Million Energy-As-A-Service Deal With Budderfly, Schneider Electric

Cadillac, Michigan approved a $4.4M energy-as-a-service deal with Budderfly and Schneider Electric for solar, storage and microgrids.

 WasteGerman Public-Private Seed Fund Co-Leads €4.3 Million Round In Waste-To-Energy AI Firm Jaipur Robotics

Swiss startup Jaipur Robotics raises €4.3M from EquityPitcher and HTGF to scale AI bunker monitoring across waste-to-energy plants.

 EnergyGridsight Raises $26 Million Series B To Scale Utility Capacity Software In The US

Gridsight closes a $26M Series B led by Insight Partners to scale its grid capacity software with Xcel Energy, United Illuminating and Endeavour Energy.

 EnergyDigitalBridge to Acquire Ausgrid’s PLUS ES Smart Metering Business in Australia

DigitalBridge to acquire Ausgrid's PLUS ES smart metering unit, ~2M meters, as Australia's NEM races toward its 2030 rollout deadline.

 IoT NetworksMunicipality Of Heraklion Nears Completion Of €4.9M Recovery Fund Smart City Works

Heraklion nears completion of its €4.9Msmart city works, covering seismic sensors, PAYT waste pricing, energy metering and a LoRaWAN network.

 EnergyMaritime Electric Mounts 1,300 Pole Collectors as PEI Smart Meter Rollout Advances

Maritime Electric nears completion of 1,300 pole-mounted data collectors as its $66.8M PEI smart meter rollout, using Itron AMI.

 EnergyBohr Energie Raises €10 Million Series A To Expand Renewable Energy Optimization Platform

Bohr Energie raised €10M Series A led by Suma Capital to scale its renewable aggregation platform and expand into Spain and Italy.

 EnergyPiq Energy Raises $5 Million Seed To Accelerate Grid Interconnection Studies

Piq Energy raised an oversubscribed $5M seed led by Active Impact Investments to automate grid interconnection studies for US utilities.

 EnergyAxle Energy Raises $25 Million Series A To Expand Virtual Power Plant Platform

Axle Energy raised a $25M Series A led by Energize Capital to expand its virtual power plant platform across the UK and Europe.

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