Improving smart grid ROI with distributed energy resources Improving smart grid ROI with distributed energy resources. There are various definitions of distributed energy resources. Essentially, they include technologies on the customer side of the meter: Distributed generation, distributed energy storage, solar PV, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and a focus on microgrid technology to enable renewables … Continue reading Improving smart grid ROI with distributed energy resources→
Why the energy industry should go digital As the technology and energy industries continue to evolve, we are seeing more governments take steps to ensure energy conservation, emission reduction in generation, greater energy efficiency, energy quality, and transparency in energy distribution and consumption. This includes drastic changes to policies related to energy generation, transmission, distribution … Continue reading Why the energy industry should go digital→
Excuse me, Which Way is the Distributed Energy Store? Creating a distributed energy market requires a lot of thought, a little bit of daring, and tremendous peace-keeping skills — as shown in New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV). But more than anything else, a distributed energy market requires customers. Customers who know they are … Continue reading Excuse me, Which Way is the Distributed Energy Store?→
Why the U.S. Urgently Needs to Invest in a Modern Energy System In a speech commemorating the thirty-fifth anniversary of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in 2009, former U.S. secretary of state, Henry Kissinger recalled how the energy crisis of 1970s awakened the world “to a new challenge that would require both creative thinking and … Continue reading Why the U.S. Urgently Needs to Invest in a Modern Energy System→
DOE to Invest $10 Million as Part of New “Smart Cities” Initiative The US Department of Energy (DOE) will invest almost $10 million to expand smart cities technologies that promote energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The investment is part of the Obama Administration’s new Smart Cities Initiative to help local communities address the … Continue reading DOE to Invest $10 Million as Part of New “Smart Cities” Initiative→
How The Internet Of Things Will Improve The Future The Internet of Things is so hot right now, but people struggle to crystallise exactly what benefits it will bring to people and businesses. Here, IoT guru Derek Roddy attempts to put the main plus-points into words. The Internet of Things (IoT) is already affecting and … Continue reading How The #Internet_Of_Things Will Improve The Future→
White House pushes for smart cities engagement The White House had local leaders buzzing when it announced a plan to devote roughly $160 million in federal research funds to smart cities programs this week, and now the Obama administration is working to show cities how they can take advantage of the new federal dollars. “Cities … Continue reading #White_House pushes for smart cities engagement→
$8 Billion in smart grids investments. What difference did It make? In prior articles, I wrote about the vulnerability of the nation’s electrical grid. After all, the picture of the U.S. energy infrastructure is far from rosy. An analysis of the electricity outage data reported via DOE’s Electric Disturbance Events Annual Summaries yields the trends … Continue reading $8 Billion in smart grid s investments. What difference did It make?→
The dumb grid HUNTINGTON BEACH, California – It doesn’t take a crystal ball to see that the future of electric utilities is in digitalization and renewables. What’s far more difficult is sussing out the type and level of investment and speed at which utilities should proceed while continuing to deliver power with minimal interruption to … Continue reading The dumb grid→
‘Smart Grid’ Would Allow Smaller Renewable Power Generation to be Hooked up to the Grid Traditionally our electricity grids were designed to move power from large nuclear and fossil fuel power plants to consumers, but renewable energy will see changes to allow smaller power generation from wind and solar to be hooked up to the … Continue reading ‘Smart Grid’ Would Allow Smaller Renewable Power Generation to be Hooked up to the Grid→
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