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Venture Capital (VC) funding activity in the smart grid sector in 2015 quarter one more than doubled that of the last quarter of 2014 at US $185 million. Energy efficiency companies raised US $140 million and Battery/Storage raised US $69 million according to Mercom Capital Group.  Smart grid merger and acquisitions came in high at US $196 million for disclosed transaction.

Digital home entertainment company Macrovision Solutions Corp. said Wednesday it agreed to buy Muze Inc., a provider of entertainment product information for stores and online retailers, for $16.5 million in cash.

Macrovision said the acquisition will help enhance its offerings, which are "built to enable consumers to continuously explore digital content by allowing them to easily navigate and find entertainment information."