VentureBeat, the leading innovation-focused business blog, will host the seminal conference on The Smart Grid, November 18-19 in San Mateo, CA. GreenBeat 2009 brings together the nation’s 500 leading entrepreneurs, investors, utility and technology executives, policymakers and press to accelerate development of a leaner, more efficient electrical grid.

With participation by Al Gore, former Vice President and Nobel Prize Winner; John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins; Eric Schmidt of Google, and industry leaders, including from Cisco, Tendril, PG&E, expect lively discussion and power networking. The program will highlight new technologies and explore the opportunities afforded by the stimulus package.

To join these smart grid leaders and find out the latest speaker additions to our all-star roster, visit http://www.greenbeat2009.com

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The GreenBeat 2009 Innovation Competition is seeking the best ideas for making the next generation of the Smart Grid a reality. Your company may have the killer apps of the Smart Grid or the bleeding edge technologies that have the substance to be come leading edge.

We are looking for companies and ideas that will help the smart grid achieve it’s primary goals:

» Decarbonize of the grid » Transmit data alongside power » Drive increased efficiency and conservation of power

The companies that win the GreenBeat 2009 Innovation Competition will have top 10 business models and technologies that will most impact the power grid’s ability to become smarter.

Deadline for submission is October 30, 2009 at http://www.greenbeat2009.com/innovation-competition