Microsoft helps develop ‘smart’ electrical grid in Nordic regions Microsoft is partnering with Norwegian power utility Agder Energi and Powel AS to develop a smart electric grid in the Nordic region. Microsoft will be contributing its Azure intelligent cloud, PowerBI and Azure IoT Hub, and with energy services specialist Powel AS will help Agder Energi … Continue reading Microsoft helps develop ‘smart’ electrical grid in Nordic regions→
Public input being sought on smart grid EASTHAM — You never want to have an electric grid smarter than you are. Or do you? Cape Light Compact is running a series of forums for the public, traveling from select board to select board (they were in Eastham Monday night) and conducting a public survey on … Continue reading Public input being sought on smart grid→
Pulses and Minuses Smart Meters Communicate and Complicate Utilities’ Lives AMI is here to stay FYI. Without context sometimes it’s TMI and certainly no LOL matter for the utilities trying to make sense of it. Nearly half of the world’s utilities have rolled out smart meters to their customers, promising greater ability to craft tailor-made … Continue reading Pulses and Minuses Smart Meters Communicate and Complicate Utilities’ Lives→
This Power Grid Startup Just Raised Money From Bill Gates The power grid is getting computing tech like the Internet. A startup that makes computing tech that controls power grid electricity has raised millions of dollars from billionaire Bill Gates, Silicon Valley investor Vinod Khosla, and the venture capital arm of conglomerate 3M. The six-year-old … Continue reading This Power Grid Startup Just Raised Money From #Bill_Gates→
Why smart grids are the mobile phones of the electricity world If you want to know how microgrids will transform energy, just look at what cellphones did to communication, says Dr. Mohammad Shahidehpour, the professor and engineer who oversees a microgrid at a university on Chicago’s South Side. The future of power has a parallel … Continue reading Why smart grids are the mobile phones of the electricity world→
What Makes a Grid Smart? Well, that’s a stupid question…..or is it? We hear about more “smart grid” technologies and applications on a regular basis. It is one of the most common subjects in the industry these days. Does that mean all grids are smart? Are they all equally smart or do some have PhD’s … Continue reading What Makes a Grid Smart?→
ABB And Its Smart Grid Center Of Excellence Make no mistake about how the future of distributing clean electricity will be managed: smart grid platforms are an integral building block in this clean electricity infrastructure. The US Department of Energy states this about smart grids: “’Smart grid’ generally refers to a class of technology people … Continue reading ABB And Its Smart Grid Center Of Excellence→
PPL’s $140M smart-grid investment pays off with shorter outages A power outage that once lasted one to two hours now lasts one to two minutes. That’s according to officials from PPL Electric Utilities of South Whitehall Township, which has been using smart-grid technology to reduce the length of time businesses and other customers experience power … Continue reading #PPL ’s $140M smart grid investment pays off with shorter outages→
Smart Grid: IoT’s Next Frontier If smart grids across the world are headed towards an IoT frontier, what come’s next? According to a recent report, Ericsson estimated there will be 1.5 billion IoT devices adopted by the utility and energy industries as early as 2020. The rise of the smart grid seeks to tackle energy … Continue reading Smart Grid: IoT ’s Next Frontier→
