Department of Energy
DOE’s JUMP Initiative Hopes To Give Smart Buildings Tech A Boost
August 1st, 2016Projects, Policies and Technology Bring About the 2nd Coming of Energy Storage
April 4th, 2016Future Investment In Smart Grid Will Dwarf Current Expenditure; But Where Will It Come From?
Later this week we publish our Annual Report “The Smart Grid Business 2011 to 2016” and during the next 2 months we shall produce a series of posts taken from this study on the major issues and challenges facing the industry over the next 5 years. Vast Sums of Money will need to be Invested […]
Obama Administration Unveils Programs to Build the Smart Grid
Yesterday the Obama Administration announced several programs and initiatives that should help add IT to the electrical power grid in the US. ‚Â So far investment by the current US administration totals some $4.5 billion, which was matched by $5.5 billion in private money. Monday’s announcement will follow up on this. The 9 programs and initiatives […]
What Smart Grid Needs Most Is a Level Playing Field
Among the blizzard of information that crossed my desk last month, 2 items made me think that whilst smart grid technology has still got some obstacles to overcome; particularly surrounding security issues; it’s the regulatory and policy demands that are in place to protect electrical utility users that are most likely to hold it back. […]