Commentary
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Sep 25, 2012 |
Electric vehicles (EVs) have numerous advantages, but of course they must be charged. How do you charge your EV if you live in a common interest development such as a condominium, community apartment project, or planned development, operated by a homeowners association (HOA)? California now has a law that requires HOAs to allow EVs to charge, and helps establish standards for this arrangement. This article will generally explore EV advantages and EV charging, and then focus on HOA EV charging requirements: installing a charging device requires certain steps, but they are common-sense and to the mutual benefit of all parties. -
Sep 18, 2012 |
Google charges zero cents to use when we do a Google search or check our Gmail account or use Google maps, but still the company makes a lot of money. As we all know most Google's revenue is generated through personalized advertisement programs like 'AdWords' and 'AdSense'. When a user searches for something, Google stores the search predicates and maps them with the IP address of the computer. -
Sep 04, 2012 |
There's a potential shift in the competitive landscape coming to the utilities market with it comes more options for the customer. Such a shift presents new challenges for utilities and creates the need for them to build customer loyalty and attract new prospects through effective communication strategies. -
Aug 02, 2012 |
Everyone knows the new construction market will concentrate in Asia in the next decade, but it is also a rapid growing place for smart buildings. From a latest report published by BSRIA, the smart building market will grow from the current size of US$ 427 billion to US$ 1,036 billion in 2020, creating vast opportunities for advance building technologies and services. -
Jul 18, 2012 |
The Smart Grid Projects increases the Complexity of the energy sector, and that brings more rapid changes, and follow the definitions of these changes are an additional challenge for the energy sector. -
Jul 12, 2012 |
When we hit the economic downturn of the late 2000s, electric usage declined in most developed regions such as Europe, Japan, and the U.S. One of the big debates in today's electric business is what to expect for future load growth. -
Jul 10, 2012 |
A large segment of the population that lives in and around large metropolitan areas such as New York City depends on easy access fast and reliable mass transit services. As is the case with other cities, a large percentage of the transit network uses electric power -
Jul 03, 2012 |
Solar Storms and Electro-Magnetic Pulse (EMP) disturbances have the potential to paralyze critical technologies throughout the world. These can be as sophisticated as the satellites that control the nation's most classified intelligence to the rudimentary act of turning on the lights. Without proper measures, no industry will remain unaffected by these phenomena. -
Key Challenges faced by Distribution Utilities approaching towards effective Distribution AutomationJun 19, 2012 |
The goal of Advanced Distribution Automation is real-time adjustment to changing loads, generation, and failure conditions of the distribution system, usually without operator intervention. -
Jun 12, 2012 |
The future of energy and the Smart Grid is dependent on smarter buildings that use disruptive technologies such as energy storage and building automation to be more efficient.
