Smart Grid Library

The electrical grid in the USA is sometimes called the greatest machine ever built.  Its evolution into a Smart Grid is often described as an energy Internet or Internet of things that will improve overall grid operations, reduce inefficiencies, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve reliability. 
Something is missing from these descriptions, and it is time [...]

I posed two questions last week to a number of Smart Grid-related groups organized within LinkedIn®.  The questions were:  “What do you consider to be the most important security challenges in protecting consumer data in a HEMS application, and what are the most important privacy challenges?” 
I asked this question because this n application will be [...]

I planned to write about mobile versus fixed energy storage in a Smart Grid, but instead will postpone that topic in favor of regulatory matters.  The NARUC (National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners) summer meetings are a great place to get a deep appreciation of the role that Public Utility Commissions will play in expediting [...]

Everyone always talks about going after low hanging fruit.  It’s a great metaphor for the summer, as California peach harvests are underway.  Mention it in a corporate conference room or auditorium, and you’ll see every head nodding in agreement – it’s the common sense objective.  So if I write that intelligent use of energy is [...]