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According to Innovation Observatory, the smart grid upgrade in the United States will cost $60 billion, including the meters, grid automation, communications infrastructure, IT systems and hardware, systems integration, and home area network equipment. China will outspend the US on smart grid investments by 2016. Other countries expected to be in the top ten spenders on the [...] The Brattle Group’s recent study suggests that Smart Meters will provide net benefits from $96 to $287 million over a 20-year time period for a U.S. utility with one million residential customers. That does NOT seem like a ton of benefit… at the high end, $287 per residential customer over 20 years is less than $30 [...] The following is a video by KQED of California on the smart grid. QUEST on KQED Public Media. SmartSync, a smart grid technology company, has this great quote on the smart grid: Why A Smart Grid is Smart A smart grid infrastructure can spot and stop energy “leaks,” optimize efficiency through better power factors and provide feedback loops that provide the right price signals to normalize energy loads during peak use. According to the Pacific [...] Good article on how telco’s and utilities could collaborate to launch smart grid app stores. Florida and Texas lead advanced metering penetration, well ahead of other regions in the United States and Canada. Advanced Metering Penetration by Region Source and text: 2008 FERC Demand Response and Advanced Metering Survey, Figure II-3. Incorporating demand response resources into planning horizons and load forecasts allows transmission providers more accurately understand the energy needs of their areas, thereby deferring or offsetting investments in new peak generation or transmission. Demand response is one of the most important smart grid applications! Read more in 2008 FERC Demand Response and Advanced Metering Survey There have been significant increases in advanced metering in the US since 2006. The results of the 2008 FERC Demand Response and Advanced Metering Survey (2008 FERC The US Department of Energy lists five technologies that will drive the adoption of the smart grid. The first is: Improved interfaces and decision support, to amplify human decision-making, transforming grid operators and managers quite literally into visionaries when it come to seeing into their systems. Source: US DOE “The Smart Grid: An Introduction.” PR: wait… The US Department of Energy lists five technologies that will drive the adoption of the smart grid. The first is: Advanced control methods, to monitor essential components, enabling rapid diagnosis and [=-precise solutions appropriate to any event. Source: US DOE “The Smart Grid: An Introduction.” PR: wait… |
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