Managing Editor, Philip Bane argues that simplification will advance Smart Grid facilitation. He applauds recent Congressional moves to simplify pending energy legislation.
Entergy Arkansas was told last Friday ‘to take steps necessary to aggressively pursue cost-effective demand response and energy efficiency resources to meet anticipated loads. 1 Active Comment(s)
Wind generation is growing at a faster pace than any other renewable according to recent data pubished by the Energy Information Administration. Renewables constituted about 11% of total energy consumption. Wind capacity increased more during 2006 than any other renewable generation source with 2,413 megawatts of new capacity.2 Active Comment(s)
An editorial by economist Lynne Kiesling says Smart Grid proponents must do more to support a) dynamic pricing and b) interoperability. Many people are talking about the energy efficiency benefits. But most of those benefits go to the utility (lower overall operating costs). Kiesling says we are overlooking potential benefits to the community (lower overall usage) and to the consumer (lower overall bills).
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I have been studying BPL technology (low frequency under 35mhz) for two (2) years now and G-line technology (high frequency above 80mhz) for 1yr. I see many people missing the ...
