Data centers use up to 2.2 percent of the country’s electricity, and their hunger for power is only expected to grow in the coming years. Can these massive burdens on the power grid transform themselves into grid assets? Data center power management software startup Power Assure is going to try it out, in tandem with Continue reading →
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Mention smart grid and most people think of advanced electric meters sending reams of information to utilities. That information is hoped to help consumers make better decisions about when and why they use energy. But there is another key component to the consumer-facing smart grid beyond the so-called smart meter. Utilities need powerful new, Google-like Continue reading →
