Insights from our Editorial Team
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Jun 18, 2010 |
Untested technologies are putting chief information officers on the front lines to ensure the grid's reliability.
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Jun 17, 2010 |
Consumers don't get dynamic pricing and in California, they're pushing back.
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Jun 16, 2010 |
In a new study, Accenture confirms some intuitive notions of consumer behavior and attitudes, while uncovering a few surprises, too. Utilities should be all ears.
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Jun 15, 2010 |
Visionaries, proponents and naysayers abound in the smart grid space, as this review of reader commentary on electric vehicles, smart charging and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) attests.
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Jun 14, 2010 |
Readers give their take on the impact of electric vehicles on electric utilities. Some say uptake will be slow, others that it will spike in pockets, most that distribution substation equipment could be at risk.
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Jun 14, 2010 |
Most of the time, we're the ones asking the questions of the industry. This time, the industry poses one of its own. Do we have a smart grid yet?
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Jun 11, 2010 |
Mention clean technology in general and electric vehicles (EVs) in particular and you get the good, the bad and the ugly. Last week, proponents, skeptics and naysayers weighed in on an EV column.
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Jun 10, 2010 |
Electric vehicles may be more widespread in the news than in the street, but utilities are preparing for real-world adoption. They describe some of their concerns in today's column.
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Jun 09, 2010 |
FACTS, or flexible AC transmission, can promote transmission efficiency and help beat grid congestion. Greg Reed of the University of Pittsburgh explains the technology.
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Jun 08, 2010 |
We look at another stimulus funding applicant who was denied funding and follow the recasting of the proposal to fly without taxpayer funds. This one is about training or retraining energy professionals for a brave new world.
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