Via The Guardian, a report that every home in the UK must be fitted with a “smart meter” by 2020 to reduce energy use and pave the way for a low-carbon “smart grid”, under plans unveiled by the British government. As the article notes: “…The new meters will send information on real-time electricity and gas […]
Read more »Via Earth2Tech, an interesting report on Google & technology firms’ thoughts on the smart grid stimulus plan. As the article notes, Google is placing heavy emphasis on the consumer side of the equation – with which we agree: both for electricity AND water: “…More interesting is Google’s comments on involving consumer applications and smart meter […]
Read more »Again courtesy of NPR’s Power Hungry series, a report on whether or not a smart grid would necessarily be a green grid. As the article notes: The push is on to make the nation’s aging electricity grid smarter, so it can handle growing demand for electricity. Many assume that a smart grid will also be […]
Read more »Via NPR’s All Things Considered, an interesting article on one woman’s first hand experience with smart meters. As the report notes: When PPL put a smart meter on Yeakel’s house, she didn’t even notice at first. But when the company launched the Web site to help customers use information from the meters to save money, […]
Read more »Via Smart Grid News, research showing that demand response and peak shaving have jumped to the top of the list as drivers of Smart Grid implementation at North Amercian utilities:
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