Help for Public Utilities Trying to Get Their Heads Around the Smart Grid Business Case

Texas A&M University is establishing a research consortium to help electric cooperatives, municipal and other public utilities get a handle on evaluating the Smart Grid business case. The reasoning is that public utilities are generally smaller and don't have the additional resources to weigh Smart Grid technologies. Participants in the six-month consortium will get an Excel-based Smart Grid business model customized for their utilities, a Smart Grid resource guide and passes to an upcoming conference and workshops.

Quick Take: While the pay-to-play consortium membership isn't cheap ($7,500 prior to May 1, and $11,500 thereafter), it could pale when compared to potentially costly errors in judgment and missed opportunities.

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