We’ve talked many times about giving the smart grid and smart meters a consumer focused raison d’etre – namely, smart markets – but here are two interesting articles about the limitations of pure social networking / peer pressure to motivate changing behaviors. As one article adroitly notes: “…we haven’t found the sweet spot for creating […]
Read more »Courtesy of Water Efficiency, an interesting article on the power, potential, and challenges of the data inherent in a smart grid for water: “…Dr. Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute recently wrote that due to limitations on water supply and the high costs of developing alternative supplies, maximizing the efficiency of water use is paramount […]
Read more »Via The Energy Collective, a look at how today’s utility grid is our next personal computer, and Smart Grid may be the next Internet: “Getting horizontal implies that today, something is vertical. So, what exactly does it mean to be vertical? Simply put, a “vertical” is the mechanism by which we focus segments of our […]
Read more »Via GigaOm, an interesting article on the impact on solar panels, wind turbines, etc. on utilities’ traditional business model. As the report notes: Will your local utility one day go the way of dinosaurs? Well, as more home and business owners install solar panels, wind turbines and other electricity and heat generating equipment, the roles […]
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