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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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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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? |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Is there a report or synopsis of the Smart Grid development in San Luis Valley that you describe in your note? I am particularly interested in what type of energy storage was found to be most cost-effective as the community developed their solar energy dependence.
Gerald Voecks ...