Commentary
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Dec 13, 2011 |When gas, water and electricity usage can be monitored, measured and managed collectively in one cohesive framework, utilities can improve conservation, help their customers save money, reduce administrative costs and better prepare for increased demand from population and/or industrial growth. But that's not the case today at most utilities.
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Dec 08, 2011 |
Storage energy is critical to developing the full potential of Smart Grid, without this tool some promises about a SMART GRID may not be met. The development of this technology is not only important for Electric Cars, but for other areas of the Grid. -
Nov 16, 2011 |
The DoD leadership is pressing for innovation from Utility participants, equipment vendors, and ESCO implementers to deliver a diverse range of secure onsite clean energy projects and EPC measures. Opportunities are now on the table that could free up the military's Demand Response capability to offer energy to the local Texas grid communities and develop a national model. -
Nov 11, 2011 |
Cloud computing has brought in radical change in the way IT infrastructure (compute, storage and network) can be provisioned on demand from a shared pool and charged on pay per use model. This results in myriad business benefits including cost reduction, faster time-to-market and increased business agility. -
Nov 02, 2011 |
The water-cooler discussion these days is about how media over hyped Hurricane Irene. However, I'd venture a guess that the millions of consumers who lost power, as well as the utility companies who worked tirelessly to restore it, would argue against that notion. -
Oct 28, 2011 |
Small & Medium Utility Companies are eager and ready to embrace the new Technology. It can be just an ERP implementation focused on better cost management or advanced Smart Grid implementation to drive efficiency. Unlike their big brothers, limited exposure to IT and lack of in-house expertise in the organization pose many challenges. Following paragraph lists 10 key areas to be considered before renewing your IT Journey. -
Oct 12, 2011 |
Are you unable to manage overall workload, resourcing and capacity across the organization?Is it difficult amending processes in current system in line with changing business requirements?
Can the increasing cost of operations for various reasons be reduced?
How do you cope with mounting pressure from service level failures and stricter regulations?
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Sep 30, 2011 |
Despite the fact that electronic bills, or e-bills, have been around for more than a decade, there is still a lack of consumer awareness about them. Many consumers lack insight into the availability of e-bills, how they work, and their benefits. This general lack of knowledge is a factor in lower than hoped e-bill adoption rates -- which hover around 10 percent for many utility companies. -
Sep 20, 2011 |
There are many definitions of DSM and Demand Response, Demand Response is a new name possibly the most charming for the Demand Side Management - DSM. The proponents of the Demand Response argue that the two terms are not necessarily equal.
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Sep 16, 2011 |
On Sunday August 28, the center of the hurricane/tropic storm named Irene went about 30 miles west of Shoreham, NY, located on the Long Island Sound. Being on the east side of the storm, Shoreham and the rest of Long Island were exposed to its greatest fury. At its peak, 523,000 Long Island Power Authority customers were without power.
