Cisco Systems wants to bring intelligence and greater security to the networks used by utility companies

Smart grids could save our world, but the planet itself doesn't care – it has seen worse, says climate change expert Gabrielle Walker

Large energy companies are worried about handing over too much information to customers via smart grid and meter projects, experts have warned

Rapid roll out of smart grids in the US is jeopardising security, but deployments in Europe and elsewhere have been sluggish, HP says

The government's plan to roll-out smart meters to every home in the UK by 2020 is putting pressure on utilities and smart meter vendors

Google, HP and General Electric have asked President Obama to make it easier for mobile phones and other Web-enabled gadgets to be used to manage energy usage

A pilot programme employing WiMax 4G communications and GE smart meters has been demonstrated in Michigan

IBM and eMeter have announced a bundled software package of eMeter’s software bundled on IBM Power7 systems for Smart Grid implementations.

The Grid Reliability and Infrastructure Defense Act would take measures to protect the electricity grid from telecommunications intrusions

The tech company is looking into how the UK's grid needs to be overhauled for electric vehicles