Today: IBM tackles smart meter security; Power Assure continues to eke out data center energy savings; and Pike Research expects the PC and server power management software market to hit $783 million annually by 2015.

Plus, it looks like St. Louis is undergoing a data center boom of sorts. It helps that the area counts Emerson Power, among other firms, that are making energy efficient design a staple of their IT operations. And don’t miss an interesting Waste Management stat from SmartPlanet’s Heather Clancy.

• IBM to Assist in Securing Mobile and Instrumented Devices – SmartMeters
• Power Assure automates the reduction of data center power consumption – Enterprise Irregulars
• Pike Research has published a report on the PC and server power management software market – Green IT Report
• St. Louis Sees Data Center Renaissance – Data Center Knowledge
  Check out Emerson Power’s solar array!
• Waste Management: There’s gold in that municipal waste – SmartPlanet
  From the article: “Here’s a statistic that might startle you: right now, Waste Management produces more renewable energy from the waste it collects than the entire solar energy industry.” Wow.
• What’s Hot in Venture Capital in 2011 – In Charge | WSJ Blogs
  According to Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers’ David Wells, “Highly innovative green tech.”
• Panasonic Shows Advanced Fuel Cell For Home Use – CrunchGear
• SmartPlanet – SmartPlanet
• Bloom Energy vs. Cogeneration Reality – Greentech Media
  
• High-output, high-color-rendering LED lighting devices to be introduced by Sharp – PhysOrg.com
  Stop hoarding incandescents! Brighter, lower-power LEDs are on the horizon.