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There’s more to Austin’s trailblazing Smart Grid demonstration project than many realize. Dubbed the Pecan Street Project, it’s a community-scale testing ground for next-gen Smart Grid technologies. But it’s also a beta-test for a new utility business model and a case study in structuring and financing alternative energy projects. All fascinating stuff for sure -- and we’ve got two men involved in the excitement down in Austin here to tell you about it. |
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The consumer backlash and lack of awareness threatening Smart Grid adoption have a new foe. Industry leaders announced the launch of the nonprofit Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative at DistribuTECH. The group’s purpose is to accelerate the industry’s understanding of consumer needs – and consumers' understanding and acceptance of the Smart Grid. No easy task; click inside to read how they’re going about it. |
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To help build consumer acceptance and use of the smart grid, a group of smart grid leaders today announced the formation of the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC). The founding members of the SGCC include consumer electronics and technology companies, retailers, consumer advocacy groups, and utilities dedicated to maximizing the value of the grid for consumers. |
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EPRI’s Joe Hughes is here to explain why a robust set of requirements is absolutely critical as you design and build out the Smart Grid to support the functions and applications end users will expect. Bottom line? Errors or omissions in requirements can be costly to fix if they are discovered after systems are designed -- and even more costly if caught following implementation or deployment. Joe has the basics outlined for you. |
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Months back our foresighted security bloggers started sounding the alarm about the coming Smart Grid data surge. Now it’s become a hot button industry-wide and Andy Bochman is back with some advice you probably shouldn’t ignore. |
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There’s no escaping the consumer backlash that is putting the Smart Grid at risk. But are we missing the obvious? IEEE member and PhD candidate Tim Kostyk is here with a plea for common sense. He suggests something as simple as a toggle switch or software fix as a design standard could solve the problem. Is it really that easy? Click to read Tim’s piece and join the discussion. |
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If you ask security expert Jack Danahy about Smart Grid privacy challenges, he’ll tell you they aren’t all that different than those that could have been envisioned in other industries (for instance banking or retail), but were overlooked. So as our industry tries to figure out data privacy, he says the easiest mistake to make in these early days will be to insufficiently separate the data elements. Find out why. |
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A new electric utility survey says capital spending on infrastructure has dropped for two years straight for the first time since the 1930s. The Black & Veatch survey also found that utilities believe nuclear energy is the best bet for meeting environmental rules and cutting emissions. |
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We’re hearing more and more about consumer angst and the Smart Grid – and we’re pretty sure it’s not going to go away on its own any time soon. So what’s the solution? IEEE member and PhD candidate Tim Kostyk says we need to start by asking better questions – and then bake the results into requirements planning. See if you think he's on the right track. |
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Dominion Virginia Power extends a smart meter field test before going all out with a $600 million rollout. Duke Energy scales back a $450 million rollout after getting slapped by Indiana regulators. And PG&E's smart meter program, which has been taking punches from fighting mad customers for months, gets audited courtesy of regulators. |
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For so many years we’ve worried about technical challenges related to the Smart Grid build-out. But what if it turns out that consumers – the folks next door and down the street – are what ultimately trips it up? Erica Watson-Currie, who is part of a DOE-funded Smart Grid Demonstration project in California, offers an eye-opening perspective on the socio-behavioral aspect of Smart Grid adoption. You may not like what she has to say, but you should read it anyway. |
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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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The majority of utilities responding to the Pacific Crest Mosaic Smart Grid survey on TOU pricing and demand programs expect them to be implemented by 2012. Click for the full results. |
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Industry pros from Xcel Energy, Accenture and Oracle will share tested, real-world techniques to help utilities prepare for – and benefit from -- the data the Smart Grid will unleash. The free Webinar takes place at 1:30 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Click to read about the stellar panelists, the techniques they will share, and how to register. |
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Put a smart meter in a smart home and watch consumers leap at the opportunity to reduce energy costs. Right? Not necessarily so, suggests market analysis Bill Ablondi of Parks Associates. See the rather disturbing results of his firm's national survey exploring the consumer mindset regarding home energy management. |
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The coming Smart Grid data surge is going to challenge utilities in ways many can't even imagine. If you're not prepared, we can help. Smart Grid News and Accenture are hosting a free, 'High Performance in Data Management' webinar on Jan. 20 featuring utilities and consultants with hands-on experience building Smart Grid data management systems. Jesse Berst explains why this is a webinar you won't want to miss. |
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Why learn everything the hard way? Instead, we should study other industries with large information networks like the Smart Grid's and learn from them. That way we can leapfrog past the mistakes they made and go straight to best practices other industries learned over decades. An expert from the telecommunications industry stops by with two important concepts utilities should borrow for the Smart Grid. |
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In the hoopla over Smart Grid technologies and what it all means for utilities, industry consultant Pamela Lesh suggests we often overlook one of the simplest reasons for making the grid smarter. |
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One of the most promising ways to overcome regulatory barriers to Smart Grid technologies? In this second part of her three-part series on regulatory challenges, Pamela Lesh suggests an approach that worked for generation and demand-side investments can work for the distribution system too. Find out what she has in mind. |
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A significant amount of new and intimate consumer data will be available through Smart Grid technologies, which puts the onus on utilities and device makers to gain consumer trust. In this exclusive commentary, Jules Polonetsky and Christopher Wolf, co-chairs of the Future of Privacy Forum in Washington, DC, offer valuable insight on what's at stake. |
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Longtime grid watcher Charles W. Newton says many utilities lack a key ingredient when it comes to developing their own unique Smart Grid framework. In the first of two installments, he talks about the value a skilled Smart Grid architect can bring to the table. |
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Energy efficiency programs could save 23% in energy use or $1.2 trillion dollars, a new study finds. But there's a catch. |
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The electricity industry can dramatically reduce carbon emissions while limiting costs says a new study -- but only with a comprehensive deployment of new and emerging technology. |
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Argonne National Laboratory seeks better ways to model the grid... SAP follows in footsteps of Oracle announcement... Venture capital invested in power and efficiency has grown 15-fold in 6 years... GE is demonstrating smart appliances... Estimates vary on predicted size of Smart Grid market |
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What is called the Smart Grid is really a constellation of technologies, standards, hardware, data, and more. Capgemini experts Meir Shargal and Doug Houseman explain how the pieces fit into the big picture. |
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New petition for evidence quality in SmartGrid ops
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