August 20th, 2017
Via The New York Times, a look at a Dutch utility betting its future on selling less power: When Eneco, a major Dutch utility, tested a promising energy monitor in several dozen homes, things could not have gone much worse. The company making the devices failed to deliver enough of them, and some of those provided […]
Read more »Innovation At Grid’s Edge: How Electricity Will Be Priced In The Future
August 18th, 2017
Via Energy Post, an interesting look at how the rapid transformation of the electricity sector will make it necessary for utilities to adopt radically new pricing methods, specifically envisioning a scenario in which existing volumetric tariffs will increasingly be replaced by fixed service fees: By now the narrative on the rapid transformation of the electricity […]
Read more »July 30th, 2017
Courtesy of the New York Times, an interesting look at how Vermont’s Green Mountain Power is trying to turn homes, neighborhoods and towns into virtual power plants, driven by economics as well as environmental goals: In a new low-income development that replaced a trailer park here, rooftop solar panels sparkle in the sun while backup […]
Read more »Are Smart Meters Already Obsolete?
July 12th, 2017
Via Energy Post, interesting commentary by Freerk Bisschop, Director Smart Energy at Rockstart, and Evert Jaap Lugt, Managing Director at Yes!Delft on some of the trends going on in energy innovation: “What we look for in startups is an innovative concept and a good team with complementary skills. In fact, we’d rather have a good […]
Read more »June 18th, 2017
Via Water Deeply, commentary on the potential that water markets have when it comes to protecting the West’s rivers: As Western states grapple with the best way to allocate dwindling water resources to meet multiple needs, water markets have emerged as one tool. But the idea is not without critics, such as Gary Wockner, who […]
Read more »China: Water Tax Promotes Water Saving
May 27th, 2017
Via China Daily, a look at the power of financial incentives on water savings: Hebei, the province neighboring Beijing, has seen more water saved since it started to levy a tax on water resources about a year ago. The province replaced water fees with the country’s first pilot region for charging a water tax in […]
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