As a telecom veteran, I sometimes get a sense of deja vu at Smart Grid conferences. There are some strong similarities between the telecom industry of 25 years ago and electric utilities today. I know how much the utility industry hates to hear that but it is true. Here are the similarities and important lessons to learn from history.
Exceptional Mission. Employees in the land-line phone company had an obligation to deliver dial tone – even when the lights went out, and they had their own banks of batteries for back-up power so people could call to report electricity outages…
via Telecom Industry Lessons for Electric Utilities | Smart Grid Library.
