Northeast snowstorm: A bad day for the buy side

Editor's note: Below is an excerpt from an article by Carl Ford that was originally posted on Smart-Grid.TMCnet.com. Follow the link to view the full article.

By Carl Ford

I am with my wife at a house in New Jersey, and while I wish I were home in Florida, perhaps I am here for a reason. We have no power, and our chimney was a victim of Hurricane Irene, so I cannot start a fire or make a phone call on my cable operator’s system.

We were one of the first areas to get hit by the Northeast snowstorm this weekend, but it does not make much difference when all of the malls in the area are shut down. The funny thing is, I cannot give you any rhyme or reason as to why my neighbor three blocks down still has power when so much of the city is out. 

Wanting some self-control in these situations, I see the electric car as being the only option. Solar is nice, but it is oriented to a head systems. Speaking of which, I am not sure how many panels were damaged by the storm, but I have a note into PSE&G.

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