Building a Smarter Grid: More than just smart meters

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Sorting through Smart Grid hype (Xcel Energy and Wall Street Journal)

Xcel Energy created a Benefits Hypothesis Summary that defined its perspectives and desired outcomes from the SmartGridCity effort in Boulder, CO.  Xcel has partnered with Accenture, Current Group, Gridpoint, OSIsoft, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, SmartSynch and Ventyx.  The program was begun in 2008 and expects to quantify the benefits during the second half of 2009.

The Xcel [...]

Green Power Transmission: “Congress can change the laws of the land, but not the laws of physics”

Yesterday, the Energy & Natural Resources Committee heard from FERC, NARUC (National Association of Regulated Utility Commissioners) and major transmission stakeholders on issues and potential for new extra high voltage (EHV) transmission lines (as proposed by legislation put forth by Reid and separately Bingaman) that would be used to bring renewable electricity generation from distant [...]

“the dog caught the bus” — Google

Dan Reicher, Director of Climate Change and Energy Initiatives, Google, Inc spoke to a packed audience of 300-500 who were looking for insights.  Dan, who is also a co-chairman of the American Council of Renewable Energy (ACORE), was part of Obama’s transition team and seemed to have had some real influence in the energy provisions [...]

Smart Grid Information Clearinghouse

The newly passed Stimulus Law contains provisions and incentives for Smart Grid investments and demonstration projects.  However, as a requirement for funds, the user must agree to provide information on the demonstration and other elements to a information clearinghouse administered by the Sec of Energy.  While the grid companies are principally owned by utilities and [...]