‘A battery in every basement’: How the lowly water heater could power the smart grid A new coalition of co-ops, greens and DR boosters seeks to harness the power of a different sort of storage ring the 1928 Presidential campaign, an ad for Herbert Hoover in the New York Times promised “a chicken in every … Continue reading ‘A battery in every basement’: How the lowly water heater could power the smart grid
More Demand Response in Microgrids following Supreme Court Decision? Maybe, Maybe Not With a dark legal cloud lifted from demand response, the resource is likely to find new life on the grid. But what about demand response in microgrids? Demand response – where a utility or grid operator signals customers to reduce energy use and … Continue reading More Demand Response in Microgrids following Supreme Court Decision? Maybe, Maybe Not
Internet of Things continues to light up the smart grid in 2016 Today’s kickoff of DistribuTECH (Feb. 9-11) in Orlando, Florida proves New Hampshire isn’t the only place where issues of power are being hotly discussed. With the energy and utilities industry grappling with serious issues like aging infrastructure, cybersecurity threats, and regulatory and competitive … Continue reading #Internet_of_Things continues to light up the smart grid in 2016
IBM to supply IT platform for Con Ed smart grid Consolidated Edison (Con Ed) and its subsidiaries Orange and Rockland (O&R) Utilities have awarded a contract of undisclosed value to IBM to provide services to implement an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) programme with the installation of more than 3.9 million electric meters and 1.3 million … Continue reading #IBM to supply IT platform for #ConEd smart grid
Smart Grid, Battery Storage, & Efficiency Raise $1.7 Billion In Funding In 2015 Smart grid, battery and storage, and energy efficiency companies raised $1.7 billion in VC funding in 2015, according to Mercom Capital Group. Clean energy communications and consulting firm Mercom Capital Group published its report on funding and merger & acquisitions activity in … Continue reading Smart Grid, Battery Storage, & Efficiency Raise $1.7 Billion In Funding In 2015
9 Projects Defining the Next-Generation Electricity System In the early days of the smart grid, it was all about pilots. Now that change is truly underway, the projects are becoming more sophisticated. How do utilities build a distributed, digital grid while maintaining reliability? That’s the industry’s biggest challenge ahead. That challenge is addressable, however. According … Continue reading 9 Projects Defining the Next-Generation Electricity System
The Supreme Court Saves the Smart Grid, But More Battles Loom An obscure Supreme Court ruling paves the way for people and businesses to earn money with distributed energy technologies. In a surprising 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court upheld a controversial energy conservation rule from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the agency that regulates … Continue reading The Supreme Court Saves the Smart Grid, But More Battles Loom #SCOTUS
Smart Grid 101: how it works Built in the 1890s, today’s current grid consists of more than 9,200 electric generating units with more than one million megawatts of generating capacity connected to more than 300,000 miles of transmission lines. And while the grid has improved over time with advances to technology, it is now stretching … Continue reading Smart Grid 101: how it works
Is High-Voltage DC the Best Way to Modernize the Grid and Reduce Emissions? Recently released study finds a mix of renewables and new transmission can do the job. Wind and solar power coursing across a national system of high-voltage direct current transmission lines could significantly cut power sector carbon dioxide emissions without increasing the cost … Continue reading Is High-Voltage DC the Best Way to Modernize the Grid and Reduce Emissions?
Smart meters: boon or boondoggle? San Antonio’s municipal utility says smart meters are a boon to the city and customers. Opponents say the devices are a boondoggle. “While utilities promise the ‘smart grid’ will solve climate change, no independent evidence of energy savings have been demonstrated,” says Josh Hart, director of the California-based group Stop … Continue reading Smart meters: boon or boondoggle?
For more information call 1-855-GET-INNOTAP (1-855-438-4666) or contact us by form or email us today!
