Smart Grid Library

New technologies challenge our ability to manage them.  Do you recall that many users of social networks like MySpace and Facebook were chagrined to discover that their personal information has achieved immortality on the Internet?  In many cases, users failed to appreciate the ramifications of their decisions about sharing information.  The harm in some cases [...]

The standard electric meter provides data about how much electricity is used over a defined timeframe, but smart meters provide additional details about consumption.  Do you know which home appliances use the most electricity?   For the vast majority of Americans, the answer is no.  There’s a quote that I’ll reword:  you can manage what you [...]

There are more signs that the brouhaha over PG&E’s smart meter rollout may do damage to other utilities’ plans for similar deployments.  News reports indicate that utilities and regulatory agencies in other states are closely watching the legal tangle devolve in California.  Consumer advocacy groups in California are concerned that smart meters are expensive, inaccurate [...]

My PG&E bill arrived, and to the disappointment of the litigants and legal team assembled against PG&E, Landis+Gyr and Silver Spring Networks, it was not a shocker.   No, just like all my bills since my smart meter was installed in June 2009, the bill is accurate.   My electricity use is actually down from last year, [...]

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 [...]