Utilities Telecom Council

On Wednesday, October 28, CNBC's Brian Shactman was stationed on the factory floor at Itron's Oconee Manufacturing Facility and fed live to several segments of CNBC daytime programming. His pitch.....

On October 27th, Baltimore Gas & Electric was selected to receive $200 million for Smart Grid innovation projects under the Recovery Act.

Watch as members of their team, along with President Obam...

Associated Press content-- President Barack Obama has announced $3.4 billion in spending for the nation's power transmission system to foster new technologies. He likened the effort to the ambitious development of the national highway system 50 years ago. (Oct. 27)

The city of Boulder, Colorado in the USA has installed "Smart Grids", which allow you to determine how much energy you are using, at what times, and even where it's coming from.

When it comes to developing a smart grid, utilities need to be the trailblazers. PEPCO's spokesman William Gausman, says the move toward a "smart grid" is on track.

GE's first ever Super Bowl advertisement, "Scarecrow" is a modern take on the classic song, "If I Only Had A Brain," from the film, The Wizard of Oz, imagining what can happen when old technologies...