2010 was a year of ups and downs for the smart grid industry. While the sector had one of the hottest acquisition records out of the greentech world (OK, that’s not saying much), most of the startups that were bought seemed to have gone for a small to modest price tag. While the stimulus funds funneled billions into smart grid deployments, some of the early smart meter installations faced a serious consumer backlash in 2010, which was bewildering to utilities like PG&E. Read More
