Via Greentech Media, an interesting discussion of the utilities of the future and what combination of technologies and responsibilities, business models and regulatory requirements will keep the lights on. As the article notes: “…Phone, internet, TV…and gas? In Australia and a few other locations, some communications carriers have begun to experiment with bundling utility services […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Energy Collective, an interesting article on the smart grid, in particular the efforts to empower consumers, enabling and motivating them to exercise more control over their use of electricity. The author makes some wise points about simplicity vs. complexity, and the need to motivate folks to see electricity as anything but a […]
Read more »Via Green Bang, an interesting article on a British Parliamentary report on tradable energy quotas, a data construct that reward efficiency and build climate change resilience that – at some time – may underpin a true “smart market” for electricity. “…Here’s another bit of data that might need tracking in a changing energy market: tradable […]
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