What do Smart Grid News readers think about some of the industry's pressing issues? Each of the articles below have Quick Polls that readers have weighed in on ... and you can do the same.
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The expansion of distribution management systems (DMS) in the utility sector is forcing utilities to integrate data and operations between departments, a move that SGN Chief Analyst Jesse Berst suggests is long overdue. Click inside to learn why DMS is becoming such a linchpin for utilities and get advice from an expert on how to head down the DMS path cautiously.
SGN Chief Analyst Jesse Berst shares some observations on the current health of the smart grid sector from Wall Street analyst and smart grid insider Andrew Weisel. After nearly two years of optimism, Andrew has recently turned bearish on the sector. Warning: It's a pretty grim diagnosis.
Cellular advocates now have the big win they have been seeking for so long. Consumers Energy has selected SmartSynch to provide smart meters to its 1.8 million customers in Michigan. SGN Chief Analyst Jesse Berst has deal highlights - including why this could be a real game changer - inside.
Are there companies that – if merged – would rock the smart grid world? That's what we asked readers in our Smart Grid Dream Team Challenge. Interestingly, a couple of familiar names came up more than once. Click inside for details.
If you could be in charge of choosing the type of articles and analysis we provide at Smart Grid News, what would you pick? Are there technologies you want to know more about? Issues you’d like to see surfaced? Companies or products you’d like profiled or reviewed? Then click inside where we’ve packaged up a series of Quick Polls that put YOU at the editor’s desk.
Venture-funded startups are swarming the Smart Grid sector like sharks chasing chum. Jesse Berst worries that utilities may fall prey to a new form of vendor lock-in. This one comes from promises, not products, but Jesse is convinced the danger is just as great. Click inside where he explains his thinking, and gives you a chance to decide if he's overreacting with your vote in our Quick Poll.
An Idaho electrical engineer has completed a prototype solar panel that could change the way we use the sun's energy. Scott Brusaw's solar panel is meant to be driven on.
SGN’s Jesse Berst knows exactly what the ultimate home energy management system looks like. Trouble is, the only way to get it is to stitch it together the way Dr. Frankenstein assembled his monster. Click to read the elements Jesse would choose for his ultimate product and to vote on the feature that you think will be most important to consumers.
So what exactly is Intel – one of the latest in the long line of tech giants marching into the Smart Grid space – trying to prove with its home energy management software? Should utilities be suspicious? Jesse Berst asked an Intel insider to explain the company’s motives. Find out what he learned.
What's being ignored in all the hubbub over Smart Grid technology is that we are moving to a new way of buying and selling electricity. If you fast forward 10 or 15 years, it will look much different than it does today. But how will it look? Richard Tabors, author and VP at Charles River Associates, suggests there are four market models that capture the critical elements of what will emerge when the Smart Grid is fully implemented. Which one do you see in your future?
In the Smart Grid space, does it make more sense to be the tortoise or the hare? To be a first mover and charge to the front of the pack, or to lag behind and learn from the leaders' mistakes? Our bloggers Jack Danahy and Andy Bachman are dueling on this one.
It was when the Internet became a truly open computing platform – widely referred to as Web 2.0 – that it became a dominant force. Web 1.0 carried information. Web 2.0 allowed for robust applications, giving birth to Facebook, Twitter and hundreds of other innovations. Thanks to a device introduced today by Jackson, Mississippi-based SmartSynch, the Smart Grid is fast approaching a similar transition.
Years from now we may look back on this week’s announcement of the Electrification Roadmap as an inflection point for the Smart Grid. Why? Three reasons: 1) Electric vehicles are a cause the public can connect with; 2) EVs will put serious stresses on the grid, far more than smart meter upgrades for instance, and 3) EVs will make standards and interoperability absolutely essential. Jesse Berst explains it all … and offers up an EV primer to help you get up to speed fast.
Go shopping in the smart meter marketplace and you’ll find a lot of metering vendors with similar stories. Will they all survive? Probably not. So how do you tell the flavors of the month from those with long-term staying power? Jesse Berst digs out his crystal ball and offers five meter makers with the vision and grit to go the distance.
It's easy to find lists of "winners and losers" in the race for Smart Grid investment grants. But don't be fooled. In the bigger picture, who wins the money chase isn’t as important as how the money and the attention will impact various stakeholder groups over the long term. See if you agree after reading our six examples.
Between now and 2015, over 3.1GW of new microgrid capacity could come online worldwide, representing a total market value of $7.8 billion. So why do some utilities resist microgrids ... while others embrace them? Pike Research analyst Peter Asmus shares the backstory - and some changes afoot.
We finally know the “Who” and the “How Much” for the Smart Grid stimulus grants. Now if we only knew the “What.” President Obama today announced awards totaling slightly over $3.4 billion for 100 Smart Grid projects. That means about 75% of the applications received by DOE were turned down. What do we get for $3.4 billion? About 18 million smart meters deployed around the country, 700 automated substations and some 200,000 advanced transformers. But we still don’t know which technologies and standards will be used – and that is what will determine whether taxpayers get their money’s worth.
We're getting mixed signals about the vitality of the smart grid market. On the one hand, the recent DistribuTECH conference was one of the most successful ever. On the other, a well-known Wall Street analyst recently told his clients that the smart metering sector is "facing several headwinds," including weak regulatory support in the U.S. and delays in European adoption. Taking the pulse of the smart grid industry is this week's Tuesday Topic.
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