News/Events

The latest news and press releases about Metropolitan Energy.

• South Korea launches energy savings project in Chicago (July 21, 2010)
  The Chicago Tribune offers a story that highlights the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Chicago-area organizations and Korean companies to develop a downtown Chicago Smart Grid.  MetEnergy was integral in drafting, initializing and proposing the project.  
• Korea to bankroll ’smart’ Chicago skyscrapers (July 21, 2010)
  Julie Wernau from the Chicago Tribune explains the new initiative between BOMA/Chicago and Korean companies to implement a Smart Grid in downtown Chicago.  MetEnergy has been working with both BOMA/Chicago and the Korean companies to develop this project and get the parties to signed the memorandum of understanding.
• Korean firms to fund BOMA/Chicago’s commercial smart grid program (July 21, 2010)
  REJournals.com outlines thhe memorandum of understanding signed between BOMA/Chicago, Citizens Utility Board, the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition, the korean Smart Grid Association, KT Corporation, and LG Electronics, which will develop a commercial smart grid pilot program for office buildings in downtown Chicago.  MetEnergy designed this pilot program and will be working closely with the companies involved to implement the project.
• Smart Grid 101 (March 12, 2010)
  Sustainable Chicago features an article written by Mike Munson of Metropolitan Energy and Michael Cornicelli of BOMA/Chicago outlining the details of the umbrella term "Smart Grid" and the necessary steps to implementing this technology into commercial buildings.
• Chicago buildings use DR to sell virtual power in PJM (August 12, 2009)
  The Compete Coalition covers MetEnergy's role in the new smart grid in Chicago.
• BOMA wants $90M from stimulus fund for smart meters (August 6, 2009)
  ChicagoBusiness (powered by Crain's) covers BOMA/Chicago's bid for DOE funding for a commercial smart grid in Chicago.
• Building Owners and Managers Association of Chicago Unveils Plans for Nation's First Commercial Office Building Smart Grid (August 6, 2009)
  redOrbit highlights BOMA/Chicago and MetEnergy's bid for installing Smart Grid technologies in commercial office buildings in Chicago.