Two interesting articles today; both championing the idea that smart grids encompass far more than electrons and eventually will reach into the world of water. As the first – courtesy to The Energy Collective – notes, we need to extend our thinking about smart grids to other resources such as water, waste water, gas and […]
Read more »Courtesy of Berkeley’s Legal Planet blog, an interesting look at smart meters and smart regulation. As readers of this blog know, we are not sure if meters or regulation can truly be “smart”; we prefer smart markets which can provide end users with incentives and motivations to conserve. That said, the article notes: “…The poor […]
Read more »Courtesy of Earth2Tech, an interesting article on the possibility of utilities becoming more like Amazon. While the article – and ourselves – conclude this to be a remote development, the report does make some interesting points we’ve emphasized about customer interaction, branding, and relationship building in the smart grid / smart meter world. As the […]
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