Insights from our Editorial Team
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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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Jul 13, 2010 |
John Anderson, president of the Electricity Consumers Resource Council (ELCON), said his group of a score of multinational industrial companies does not oppose a smarter grid. But, he suggested, it will cost one trillion dollars - without a clear cost/benefit analysis.
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Jul 12, 2010 |
The president of the National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates (NASUCA) says that hard-nosed cost/benefit analyses should be the basis for talking to consumers. A recent case in Maryland underscored her point.
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Jul 12, 2010 |
It was only a matter of time before smart metering convergence became a viable economic equation. "Why not put them all together?" a colleague asked many months ago. Now, it's happening, at least with regard to shared two-way communications.
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Jul 12, 2010 |
A consensus of sorts - our readers, no less - firmly establishes that incentivizing consumers to manage energy will require education and valuable offers. Otherwise, consumers have to take smart grid benefits on faith and that won't fly.
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Jul 12, 2010 |
Last Thursday's Intelligent Utility Realities webcast, "The Wide Area View: Synchrophasors," provided listeners with three deployment stories from the Western and Eastern Interconnections. We share their stories here.
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Jul 08, 2010 |
Electric utilities must seize the day as "the Googles" exploit an opportunity to connect with consumers over energy management. Even if utilities partner with these third parties, there are plenty of opportunities to create value with new services, according to one view.
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