50-plus exclusive interviews with the trailblazers making smart grid a reality The smart grid is, in many cases, still experimental. At the same time, there are deployments and certainly many pilots to learn from. Gathered in one document for the first time are over 50 detailed, one-on-one talks with industry leaders making the smart grid Continue reading →
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Are dumb pilots killing the smart grid? What if every consumer had to crash test his own cars? Yet that is what we are doing by asking every utility to stress test every piece of new smart grid equipment. It’s expensive, it’s time-consuming, and it’s just plain dumb. via Are dumb pilots killing the smart Continue reading →
Although $3.4 billion in US federal funds have captured the world’s attention, a multi-industry coalition is creating the smart grid, according to ON World. This coalition is developing a multi-layer standards based architecture, cross industry distribution models, and next generation energy management systems. ON World has identified 135 projects in 44 U.S. states and two Continue reading →
Without direction and coordination within the utility, it begins to look like an endless pilot farm for vendors — many do pilot programs, but few end up with large-scale deployments. “We used to joke that the hard trick was to find a Smart Grid vendor that had not had a pilot with Duke” writes Jesse Continue reading →
Smarter grids harbor a lot of potential for distributed solar power. Any local jurisdiction worth its salt is, or should be, exploring what’s involved and outlining a strategy that positions it as a location that nurtures the evolution of digital business applications, especially those in the emerging clean energy sector. And solar installers should be Continue reading →
The number of smart electricity meters with two-way communications is poised to mushroom in the next two years, according to a study. Research company Park Associates this week released figures for smart-meter installations in the U.S., saying that there are 8 million units installed, or about 6 percent of all meters. As utilities upgrade equipment Continue reading →
