A first ever-analysis of the budding shift to smart electric grids by America’s utilities suggests that a system revolution is finally getting under way – particularly in California and Texas.
Three of the nation’s top five utilities for smart grid growth are located in California, while the other two come from Texas, propelling these state forward as centers of grid innovation. So reveals the inaugural UtiliQ ranking of the nation’s 25 most “intelligent” utilities by IDC Energy Insights and Intelligent Utility magazine.
“The California and Texas utilities are at the top of the list primarily because those states have either mandated or incented their utilities to make investments in renewable energy, smart metering and energy efficiency,” Rick Nicholson, vice president of IDC Energy Insights, told SolveClimate.
San Diego-based Fortune 500 Sempra Energy finished first.
via 2009 Smart Grid Rankings Are Out: California’s Sempra Energy in 1st | SolveClimate.com.
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