2011 smart meter industry news

30.11.11 - Smart meter interoperability group formed by Trilliant
29.11.11 - Smart grid cooperation between the EU and US announced
24.11.11 - Smart electricity grid being developed to use renewable sources
18.11.11 - Interactive smart grid map launched
10.11.11 - Smart meters to save BT £13m per year and reduce its carbon footprint by 5%

12.10.11 - Installing smart gas meters in Ireland could save millions, according to the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER)
03.10.11 - Smart metering is connected with social networks via a new smartphone application
02.10.11 - Smart meter rollout due to increase solar PV uptake as consumers become more informed about their energy usage

15.09.11 - Smart meters aid disaster recovery following April’s tornadoes in Alabama

04.08.11 - Kirklees Yorkshire is highest Green Deal adopter according to new figures from the Energy Saving Trust
01.08.11 - Cameron backs Australian carbon tax. The new levy will apply to the country's top 500 carbon emitters

26.07.11 - Study finds smart meters do change consumer behaviour - homeowners' energy habits seen to change in Texas survey
21.07.11 - New report investigates EU smart meter rollout, as different domestic policies affect the initiative
13.07.11 - European smart meter rollout to reach 52% by 2016, according to report by Berg Insight
03.07.11 - Microsoft ends Hohm service just days after Google closes PowerMeter, their own energy monitoring software

27.06.11 - Google ends PowerMeter service after the online power monitoring software fails to engage enough customers
20.06.11 - Ofgem publish feed-in tariff update, reporting on the FIT scheme's success in its first year
13.06.11 - London Midland trains to launch smart meter scheme - the first UK train company to do so.
09.06.11 - Smart meter market continues to grow, say IDC Energy Insights
01.06.11 - Boris Johnson backs smart metering, consulting with commercial property owners about London's smart meter rollout.

26.05.11 - Thames Water trial smart meters in an effort to simplify current metering process
16.05.11 - Irish smart metering trial results released by the Commission for Energy Regulation
11.05.11 - 'Data fusion' aims to make smart grid even smarter - Florida startup GridGlo introduce new data technology
03.05.11 - New low-carbon farming initiative launched by the Soil Association

27.04.11 - MEPs learn from California rollout mistakes by meeting senior energy executives in San Francisco
18.04.11 - Only a quarter of UK concerned about climate change, a new study has shown
11.04.11 - Public buy-in crucial for smart grid success warns the Energy Saving Trust
02.04.11 - Government unveils UK smart meter rollout - plans to install 53 million smart meters by 2019

30.03.11 - Smart meters to save UK households £23 a year, the government has revealed
21.03.11 - Smart meter cloud announced - IBM and Cable & Wireless unveil new smart grid technology
10.03.11 - Smart meters key to hitting 2020 EU emissions targets say European Commission
08.03.11 - IET consults on smart grid roll-out. UK Government plan to begin rollout in 2012.
07.03.11 - European smart grid investment to top $80 billion by 2020, according to Pike Research
03.03.11 - Can a voluntary smart-grid work? Clean-tech paper Greenbang discusses the implications of allowing consumers to opt-out of the smart grid

22.02.11 - Asian smart meter base to hit 350m by 2016 according to new report by Pike Research
16.02.11 - Ofgem publishes safeguards for smart meter consumers - ensuring a fair deal for British consumers as the smart rollout gathers pace
09.02.11 - 'Gridbook' - combining the smart grid and social media - outlining ways to save energy with social media

31.01.11 - OnStream a double winner at European Smart Metering Awards - one of Opus Energy's smart metering partners picks up two awards
24.01.11 - Homes see "60% saving" after smart meter fitting in a 12-week trial
17.01.11 - Opus Energy hits 12,000 smart meters and announces new partnerships with UPL and OnStream
07.01.11 - Chris Huhne quizzed by Financial Times readers - the Energy & Climate Change Secretary answers readers' questions in the online paper's Energy Source blog
04.01.11 - UK government seeks industry input on microgeneration after pledging last year to involve businesses more in strategic discussions.