There are a lot of similarities between the build out of telecom and Internet infrastructure, and the current rollout of the smart grid. But here’s one major, and very important, difference between the construction of communications and energy networking, which the President and Chief Operating Officer of utility ComEd, Anne Pramaggiore, mentioned on a panel at the Cleantech Investor Summit last week: unlike broadband and telecom service providers, utilities are very risk averse.
via Smart Grid 101: Utilities Are Very Risk Averse.
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