ATLANTA, Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- "How will consumers benefit from smart grid initiatives?" Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) Executive Director Patty Durand will join a panel discussing this question on the final day of the 2011 National Electricity Forum in Washington, D.C. The U.S.

BRANCHBURG, N.J., Oct. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Noveda Technologies, the leader in web-based energy monitoring and visualization systems, today announced a strategic partnership with EnergyWatch to help promote energy efficiency technologies and services for large businesses.

By Martin Hickman CONSUMER AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT * Watchdog says 4.3 million are being overcharged Britain's energy industry is working well for most customers but at least 4.3 million are being overcharged, the regulator Ofgem said yesterday.

By MICHAEL SETTLE UK POLITICAL EDITOR THE UK Government and power industry regulators were called on last night to "turn the tide of discrimination against Britain's poorest energy consumers" whose fuel bills are proportionately higher than the better-off.

By Martin Hickman Consumer Affairs Correspondent Energy companies are charging people on pre-payments up to 567 a year more than wealthier customers on internet tariffs, a government- funded consumer group has found.