It seems that one could add the suffix “genic” to any noun form, to create an adjective meaning that a certain thing is made or caused by a particular source. Take the work “obesogenic,” for instance; it’s hardly in mainstream …
Category: Smart Grid
From a Guest Blogger: Reasons to Rent a UPS
A UPS basically provides 3-Phase uninterrupted, conditioned Power during voltage sags and spikes, single phase conditions and total voltage outages. UPS rental systems can be very useful for those who have short-term or temporary needs. Renting a UPS can particularly …
If V2G Happens, Its Donors Will Be Extremely Well Paid
Here’s a note to the readers who believe: V2G will never happen because an EV owner would not want to drain their battery (costing cycle life) leaving them with the possibility that it would not be recharged when they needed …
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Warren Buffett Loves Demand Response
“Everybody knows” that demand response is going to be huge over the next decade. How do we know? Well, for one, Warren Buffett is investing in it. And what exactly makes us believe that the Oracle of Omaha is so …
Microgrids Need To Adopt Standards In Order To Succeed
When one thinks back across the last 100 years of world commerce, one finds numerous junctures at which the subject of technical standards was extremely important. Those of us old enough to remember will tell you that IT standards were …
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Communities Shunning Utilities, Forming Microgrids
My current book project explores the notion that the forces of free market economics alone are in the process of forcing a rapid migration away from fossil fuels in the direction of renewables, energy efficiency, storage, smart grid, and electric …
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South Korea Ranks High in Smart Grid, Air Pollution
If you’re looking for countries that have aggressive goals for economic growth, you certainly need to include South Korea on your list. What they’ve done in automotive and electronics over the past two decades has been most impressive. Here’s a …
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News Flash: Public Education Is Important in Smart Grid Implementation
Apparently, the main reason that the U.K. is doing far better than the U.S. in terms of implementing smart meters is that those clever Brits embarked on a plan to educate the public on the benefits before (rather than after) …
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Do We Want a Smart Grid — or a Strong Grid?
Here’s an article that ponders the question: Should we be focusing on a strong (i.e., resilient) grid, rather than a smart (i.e., green) grid? Personally, I think the two are so similar that I see no reason to split hairs. …
New York’s Radical New Approach to Utility Regulation
Apparently, the State of New York is on a path to uproot its current approach to utility regulation and establish an altogether new structure by which consumers are encouraged to buy and sell power that they generate in a distributed …
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