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The Smart Grid doesn’t end at the meter. Increasingly, it reaches into the customer premise to talk to building automation systems or even to individual devices. Those customers want new and better ways to monitor, understand and control their consumption. The entire customer side is evolving rapidly – the technology, the regulations, the customer expectations, everything. This section highlights the key trends, issues and applications.
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So, why shouldn't utilities get into subsidizing today's smart appliances? Several reasons, one of the most glaring being consumers don't want them because they can't find real value in the additional features (and higher price). There may come a time when subsidizing smart appliances makes sense, but this isn't it.
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Utilities frequently get left holding the bag for the costs of meeting energy efficiency mandates. But a Portland, OR company has set up a complex but likely welcome energy efficiency investment program to make the situation more economically feasible – and it's being tested in Seattle, WA now.
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Numerous surveys have said smart grid hasn't caught on with most people. So, how do you get them to change their minds and see the benefits? For People Power CEO Gene Wang the answer is give them something they will fall in love with and use every day – and he thinks the smart home market could be the place to do it.
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A new study report says utilities and regulatory commissions need to raise the number of electric vehicle tariffs to make EVs more attractive to customers. But is it the responsibility of utilities to take on that chore – and the financial obligation? We don't think so.
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District energy and co-generation have yet to catch on in North America as they have in countries like Denmark where their energy efficiency is appreciated. But now that district energy is being thought of as a way to increase resilience, utilities should at least take a second look at getting involved.
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Schneider Electric will add KGS Buildings' automated fault detection and diagnostics to its building energy management services and solutions. Yes, it's a noteworthy development. But it also reveals four significant trends for the industry. We've got the details.
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Our latest roundup of smart grid wins and well-deserved honors is pretty impressive. Get the details on wins in metering, outage management, SCADA, energy efficiency and more.
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The biggest obstacle to getting more energy efficiency projects off the ground has been financing. Noesis Energy has stepped into the void with a new marketplace designed to connect energy and facility professionals with a network of efficiency financing lenders. We hope it works – and migrates to other smart energy sectors like storage and distributed generation.
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An Australian system integrator and technology developing company recently completed a successful EV smart charging project in which utility customers saved money and the utility lowered its peak demand by shifting charging to evenings. We've got the details inside.
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A GridSTAR net zero energy demo project at Philadelphia's Navy Yard raises an interesting point: if it becomes net positive, could that be an incentive for other organizations to separate themselves from the main electrical grid?
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Is the smart grid initiative on the verge of a major transformation? Read the story to find out why a leading manufacturing company's CEO thinks the time is right for the electric industry to merge with other sectors to meet challenges of grid modernization like intermittent renewables and energy storage.
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Plug In America, a plug-in EV advocacy group, said the number of the cars sold would reach 100,000 this week – a number the organization sees as a milestone. It's based on published reports of EV sales.
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S&C Electric's Michael Edmonds understands the importance and relevance of smart grids to smart cities. Read the story for his views on the related challenges, from financing to regulatory issues, and how the market and technologies are progressing.
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This demonstration project has delivered the world’s first use of a Smart Grid for electric vehicle charging demand management. In doing so, the project has demonstrated significant benefits for consumers and utilities from the Australian state of Victoria’s rollout of smart meters.
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A U.S. DOE lab say the efficiency of air conditioners can be dramatically improved, so much so that it should be considered as a component of energy efficiency strategies in countries struggling with climbing power demand.
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