Via Mashable, an interesting look at the impact that social media may have upon the smart grid and energy efficiency: While Facebook may be the social media platform to beat, there’s an even more powerful social networking force that promises to be in all American homes one day. A growing number of startups are applying […]
Read more »Via Smart Grid News, an interesting report that some smart grid players are considering borrowing concepts from the computing and telecommunications sectors to create an “apps store” for utilities: “…A collaboration between a smart grid communications company and a telecom giant may usher in a new way for utilities to create, find, install and deploy […]
Read more »Via Clean Break, an interesting article on Bloom Energy’s recent announcement that it wants to sell electricity as a service. While we are skeptical about the potential success of this venture, it is yet another indication that consumers (individuals or companies) want a transactive smart grid able to support exchanges in both directions. As the […]
Read more »Via Greentech Media, an interesting discussion of the utilities of the future and what combination of technologies and responsibilities, business models and regulatory requirements will keep the lights on. As the article notes: “…Phone, internet, TV…and gas? In Australia and a few other locations, some communications carriers have begun to experiment with bundling utility services […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Energy Collective, an interesting article on the smart grid, in particular the efforts to empower consumers, enabling and motivating them to exercise more control over their use of electricity. The author makes some wise points about simplicity vs. complexity, and the need to motivate folks to see electricity as anything but a […]
Read more »Via Green Bang, an interesting article on a British Parliamentary report on tradable energy quotas, a data construct that reward efficiency and build climate change resilience that – at some time – may underpin a true “smart market” for electricity. “…Here’s another bit of data that might need tracking in a changing energy market: tradable […]
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