With the explosion in the popularity of anything “green” including stocks, comes the unscrupulous, the frauds and the spammers. Certainly the stock market industry is littered with .. to be perfectly frank.. crap. Part of the goal in creating GreenStocksCentral.com was to not only keep you up to speed with all the latest news in the world of green stocks along with highlighting the best opportunities, but to steer you in the direction of top … Read the rest
Category Archives: smart grid
PowerSecure (POWR) Announced Smart Grid, LED Orders Totaling $35 Mill
I wasn’t able to track all the latest and greatest in the world of green stocks yesterday, so getting this out a bit late. PowerSecure (POWR) surged nearly 10% yesterday with heavy volume off its 200 day moving average after issuing a press release stating the company is off to a rip roaring start here in 2010. They announced a total of $35 million in new business landed in late December, early Jan for smart … Read the rest
Green Stocks Trackers Now Display Real Time Twitter Feed
I’m happy to say that all the green stocks tracking pages (links above) now display a real time twitter feed of the stocks that I’m tracking in each section! I just put it up today, so undoubtedly there will be bugs and issues to deal with, such as the occasional spam poster. I’ll be exploring other ways to help keep you up to speed on all the latest and greatest in the world of green … Read the rest
Comverge (COMV) Announces New 10-Year Agreement With Maryland State Agencies
Comverge just announced that it has signed a new 10-year agreement with the University of Maryland to provide demand response services at state agencies and University of Maryland campuses. This agreement is an extension of an existing agreement with the University of Maryland. Over the past two years, Comverge has already achieved load reductions of over 20 million kilowatts. Under the new agreement, Comverge will continue to help UMD save energy by continuing to offer … Read the rest
Cramer Late To Party On Telvent (TLVT): "Great Speculative Smart Grid Play"
Jim Cramer has a good history of recommending stocks that are well overbought and he’s adding another one. Last night on his Mad Money show he recommended a few smart grid plays – Itron (ITRI), Cooper Industries (CBE) and Telvent (TLVT). I have long highlighted ITRI as the best and safest way to play the smart grid long term and it remains in a firm up trend. CBE is an interesting pick and one that … Read the rest
EnerNOC (ENOC) Adds 25MW to Ontario Power Authority Demand Response Contract
EnerNOC (ENOC) is adding another 25MW to its existing contract with the Ontario Power Authority for demand response services. EnerNOC has been working with the OPA since spring of 2008 and the results have been very good.
Said Cliff Poyton of the OPA, “EnerNOC has performed well, delivering over 100 percent of contracted capacity on average in our DR3 Program events in the past year, and we look forward to the continued success of this … Read the rest
Xcel Energy (XEL) Debuts New Home Energy Management Ability for Customers
According to this press release, Xcel Energy just announced that its customers can now manage their energy use via their home computers, using a solution provided by Gridpoint. Right now, the service, which allows consumers to manage both their electric and natural gas usage for maximum efficiency, is only available in Colorado, but if it is successful, Xcel will deploy it across their entire territory.
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American Superconductor (AMSC) Sells Another D-VAR Smart Grid Solution In China
American Superconductor (AMSC) is announcing it has sold a 4th D-VAR power grid system in China to Xiamen Red Phase instruments who the company also announced would be a new sales partner in southern China. It’s expected to be delivered in July. The D-VAR increases the reliability of the power grid through voltage regulation, easing congestion and preventing blackouts. It’s used in over 50 wind farms worldwide.
AMSC CEO Greg Yurek commented, “We are very … Read the rest
New Smart Grid Stocks Section!
I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time and finally decided it was time to send it to the top of my “to do” list. The new Smart Grid Stocks section is now finished and live. You can now access the smart grid tracking page from anywhere in the main navigation header above. I believe investing in the smart grid pure plays will be one of the most profitable trades in the coming … Read the rest
EnerNOC (ENOC) Expands Energy Efficiency Biz With Cogent Purchase
I meant to get this news out sooner.. you know how it goes. Lots of green stock news these days and at times I have to get what I feel is the most important news out first. EnerNOC announced yesterday that they purchased privately held Cogent Energy to bolster their monitoring based energy efficiency business. Essentially, the purchase allows them to expand the business of helping businesses get more energy efficient by monitoring their use. … Read the rest