Google gives energy group $2.65M to update our outdated power grid

Google wants to change the way you measure your energy consumption, but the aging energy grid is standing in its way.

Power grid software provider Blue Pillar gets a jolt of money

Blue Pillar wants you to get the most out of your power grid. The company raised $7 million Tuesday for its electrical grid software that manages power usage for large corporate campuses, hospitals, and other electricity sucking facilities.

The company …

Sodium-ion cell maker Aquion Energy raises $20M

Aquion Energy, a maker of sodium-ion batteries that can store large amounts of electricity, has raised $20 million of a roughly $30 million round that includes Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Foundation Capital as investors, according to a regulatory …