News/Events
The latest news and press releases about Metropolitan Energy, including recent journal articles or other publications by our employees.
- Get Smart: Hunt down inefficiencies and zap them at the source with intelligent energy meters (January 2011)
Buildings Magazine, one of the industry's leading publications, highlights the importance of new smart meters, with direct quotes from MetEnergy CEO Mike Munson.
- Load Shifting in Chicago's Commercial Buildings (July 28, 2010)
Phil Carson at Intelligent Utility Daily writes an in-depth story of the future Chicago Smart Grid project, in which MetEnergy has been deeply involved. The story details the evolution of the project and its potential for future tangible benefits to the nationwide electric grid. - 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. - Chicago-Style Demand Response (June 7, 2010)
Intelligent Utility Daily lays out the plans for BOMA/Chicago's new demand response. - 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.
Recent Publications
Smart Meters: Smart Is What Smart Does - In a guest piece on BOMA/Chicago's blog, The Elevator Speech, Mike Munson of Metropolitan Energy discusses the true value of the smart meter, which you can read here.
Be Your Own Power Broker - Mike Munson wrote a guest piece on The Elevator Speech discussing how commercial building owners can benefit from researching alternative energy suppliers. You can access it here.
If These Walls Could Think - Mike Munson and Grant Jaskulski, both of Metropolitan Energy, recently published an article in IEEE Power & Energy Magazine with Chris Thomas from the Citizens Utility Board that explains how demand response technologies in major metropolitan areas, coupled with new technologies, will have the capability to unlock significant revenue streams from large buildings. You can access it here.
An Introduction to Smart Grid - Mike Munson, along with Michael Cornicelli of BOMA/Chicago, answer some frequently asked questions in this article published in the Illinois Real Estate Journal. You can access it here.