Courtesy of The Atlantic, a clarion cry for a smart grid that is defined not in what it might offer interest groups, or why it’s a “good idea” for utilities, but in how it will empower consumers to save energy and money, encourage innovation in technology and markets, and create a stable atmosphere for investment […]
Read more »Courtesy of Clean Techies, an interesting article on the power of energy consumers, specifically the need to engage consumers or risk watching the home energy management & energy information display industries fall flat. Of course, we have long championed the need to engage consumers – this article gets close when it says “…onsumers might start […]
Read more »A triumvirate of articles all focused on “how can utilities get customers engaged with the smart grid?” I’ll highlight the noticeable sections of each below, but doesn’t it strike readers that this question is posed backwards? Rather than having utilities determine how to “engage” customers with the smart grid, perhaps giving customers a reason to […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Economist, a look at utilities’ efforts to turn their “dumb” infrastructures into something more like a central nervous system: “…LONDON’S streets can be a bit of a maze, but below ground things are even more complex. Water pipes crisscross the city in all directions. Some areas used to have competing water companies, […]
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