SmartGRID
Smart Grid Consumers: New Surveys Reveal What They Think Now
The numbers are different, but two smart grid consumer surveys agree on the bottom line: Most consumers are still in the dark. Both surveys found that most are concerned about their energy use, but know little about emerging energy management systems.
9Jun2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
EPRI Does the Math on Total Smart Grid Cost
(and it’s a lot)
The price tag for a fully functional smart grid in the U.S. could run from $338 billion to $476 billion, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) says in a new report. Wow! But the bonus is that the ROI in terms of benefits could be between $1.3 trillion and $2 trillion.
8Apr2011 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
White Paper Identifies Smart Grid Trends in 2011
and Beyond
Some of the trend predictions include: smart grid stimulus funds will finally show a positive impact; demand response business transformation will continue to speed up and security will be the biggest worry.
17Dec2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Latest ‘Freeing the Grid’ Report Shows Progress
“Electricity rules and regulations can be incredibly complex and difficult to get right, particularly in the pioneering territory of renewables and self-generation. This policy guide is intended to help states understand how their policies currently rank and how to improve them to achieve real renewable energy market and job growth.”
11Dec2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Spirae, Xcel Energy Part of New DOE
Grid Initiative
The Fort Collins-based company is participating in a project for an automated, secure, and self-healing electric distribution management system, while Xcel is helping to develop and demonstrate a real-time monitoring, control, and health management system to improve grid reliability and efficiency.
28Nov2010 | admin | 1 comment | Continued
Class in Session: Guest Entry Shares RETool Experience
It has been touted as a critical opportunity for ushering in a cleaner energy economy. With entrepreneurs like Adrian Tuck (Tendril) out there trying to change the way we use electricity, the smart grid is hard to ignore.
12Nov2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Festering Issue — The Cost of Smart Grid and
Who Should Pay
The price tag for upgrading the country’s system is set at $165 billion over the next two decades according to industry experts. As the costs mount, consumer advocates in Colorado and across the country are questioning how smart grid should be financed and who should pay the bill.
15Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Front Range Corridor Becoming Smart Grid Power Player –
Latest News: Power Tagging Lands Grant for eGrid
Said the Governor: “Power Tagging further extends the Colorado smart grid ecosystem with NIST, NREL and the most progressive green tech and smart grid projects in the country. Our state is creating the technologies that will allow all utilities to deliver power more reliably and affordably.”
24Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Smart Grid Funding: A Step, Not a Solution
Like early-childhood education, smart grids are a cause that nobody doesn’t like. But there are many related and necessary developments that must happen before the technology can fulfill its promise to reduce energy demand and lower consumers’ power bills. For one thing, displaying a home’s energy usage doesn’t mean much unless the residents are willing to act on that information.
9Nov2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued-
Will The World Warm To Solar Shingles?
Those shingles on your roof have nothing better to do than soak up the sun all day long—why not put them to work in powering your home as solar power producers? It’s a commonsense concept, and one that Dow Solar (a division of Dow Chemical) has been working on for a while. But new research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia may go one better, by helping to develop solar shingles that also help to heat your home.
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