Insights from our Editorial Team
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Jul 22, 2010 |
A consultant with experience in the PC revolution advocates for targeted messaging to utility customers based on their receptivity, then moving to other segments based on their energy consumption and management preferences. That'll take a generation, she said.
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Jul 21, 2010 |
Let's define why the residential customer needs to be engaged and then look at ideas for accomplishing that goal.
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Jul 20, 2010 |
Southern California Edison is being proactive on the expected rollout of electric vehicles in its service territory, where early adopters likely reside. The utility's point man describes outreach efforts and data that underscore why SCE is taking steps.
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Jul 19, 2010 |
The players in a derailed smart meter rate case will reapproach the matter in early August. In late June the Maryland Public Service Commission had denied a proposal by Baltimore Gas and Electric to install smart meters, citing ill-defined benefits and high risks for ratepayers.
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Jul 19, 2010 |
From time-of-use pricing to demand response and energy efficiency, Canadian provinces are mirroring their U.S. neighbors’ intelligent utility efforts. We touch here upon a few of the high points.
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Jul 16, 2010 |
Optimizing power flow through transmission lines can aid capacity, particularly as more wind resources are integrated. A new report discusses a handful of technologies, from tried-and-true to nascent.
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Jul 16, 2010 |
At its end, 2010 will definitely be labelled at the Year of the Consumer. From backlash to support, electric utilities have certainly heard, and loudly, from their customers, and recent studies have been taking notes.
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Jul 16, 2010 |
I recently joined Sierra Energy Group, the research and analysis division of Energy Central, as Vice President and will be contributing to Intelligent Utility Daily on Mondays. So since we will be sharing our Monday mornings together, let me offer a brief introduction.
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Jul 15, 2010 |
Yesterday, President Obama appeared in Holland, Mich. to tout an advanced battery factory and link America's pursuit of clean energy with job creation - one of his signature themes as a candidate and as president.
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Jul 14, 2010 |
A new government program would attach sensors to the computer networks of critical infrastructure, including electric utilities, ostensibly to protect against cyber attacks. Some challenge the propriety of such a move, some fear its misuse.
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