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InGrid caught breaking and entering DIY home security market

The DIY home security market is one of those fast-growing markets you don't hear that much about. But trust me, it's hot, and InGrid, one of the leading developers of digital home protection services, has entered the fray with the announcement today of the direct to consumer availability of its Digital Home Protection system.

According to the release, "The next generation in home security uses portable, digital technology and fully integrated broadband providing a nearly impossible to defeat system. Each InGrid kit comes with quick, easy step-by-step instructions and illustrations that guide installation and activation in less … Read more

Smart-grid outfit GridPoint raising money, running tests

GridPoint, which makes a distributed power generation appliance, is in the process of raising more than $32 million in a fourth round of funding.

An SEC document filed earlier this week disclosed the $32 million tranche that will be part of a larger investment to be announced in a few weeks, according to a company representative. The investors in this portion of the round include Goldman Sachs, Altira Group and Standard Renewable Energy Group, according to PEHub which first uncovered the filing.

GridPoint, which I wrote about one year ago, makes home storage appliances tied to renewable energy systems, such … Read more

Why invest in data center energy efficiency? Risk.

Cambridge, Mass.--Corporations are mishandling their data center energy consumption to the point that they risk disruptive failures of their technology infrastructure, a panel of experts said on Tuesday.

Panelists, which included speakers from the research firm the Uptime Institute, as well as AMD, Hewlett-Packard, EMC and APC, agreed that the use of electricity in data centers is a problem too few IT professionals are addressing. The panel was assembled by AMD.

"The ever-widening gap between computing performance at the server and chip level is not being matched by energy efficiency," said Bruce Taylor, chief strategist and evangelist … Read more

Another energy efficiency expert jumps in IPO

EnerNoc, which sells systems that automatically curb power consumption in buildings, saw its stock jump 20 percent on Friday, a day after its initial public offering.

EnerNoc sold 3.75 million shares for $26 a share in its IPO. The shares started trading on the open market on Friday and closed at $31.13. The $26 price was higher than expected. The company initially said it would sell its stock for $21 to $23 a share and then raised the range to $23 to $25 a share.

The company monitors electrical consumption in commercial buildings and matches that against electrical … Read more