The "Smart Grid"

[TEG]

http://scitizen.com/future-energies/smart-grid-on-its-way-slowly_a-14-3077.html

http://energyeconomyonline.com/Smart_Grid_as_Enabler.html

 

[TEG]

http://earth2tech.com/2010/04/29/greennet-whats-standing-in-the-way-of-the-new-networked-car/

 

[TEG]

http://www.allcarselectric.com/blog...in-forces-to-ready-the-grid-for-electric-cars

 

[TEG]

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2010/04/ge-nissan-20100426.html

 

[doug]

The Sleeping Giant Awakes: Cisco Launches First Smart Grid Products - earth2tech.com

 

[ChrisC]

I was idling around TMC and came across this thread ... I don't think this has been posted here yet.

http://www.smartgridtour.com/

Watch the short video on the home page there, it explains what it is.

This is happening TOMORROW (Wednesday) in downtown Atlanta.

Thu, April 22nd New Orleans, LA 1000 Fulton St.

Wed, May 26th Atlanta, GA Centennial Olympic Park

Wed, June 23rd Chicago, IL Three Lincoln Centre

Wed, July 14th Portland, OR Memorial Coliseum

Tue, September 28th New York/New Jersey Sheraton Lincoln Harbor Hotel

October 19 - 21 Washington, D.C. Information coming soon ...

 

[doug]

The Cellular Smart Grid Grows Up - earth2tech

 

[TEG]

With the smart grid your electric car could earn you money

..."Carbitrage"...

 

[TEG]

Electric Vehicles Could Surpass Grid or Support It

 

[dpeilow]

Smart grid deployment suffers setback in Maryland, shows more public education is needed

Last week, the Maryland Public Service Commission rejected a proposal by Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. to install smart meters throughout the state, a move the New York Times says jeopardizes, if not ends completely, "what had been one of the Obama administration's leading investment commitments to smart grid technologies and consumer energy conservation."

One of the problems is that the state commissioners did not like the idea of "dynamic" energy rates that would make daytime electricity more expensive and drop the prices at night. Utility commissions across the U.S. are apparently hearing from state consumer advocates and retiree organizations that dynamic rates are a bad idea. Of course, overnight, low-cost charging is one of the great ways to use energy that would otherwise be wasted and to save money on filling up your electric car.

 

[TEG]

GE Nucleus energy monitoring device

 

[vfx]

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/a-half-a-century-later-att-gets-back-into-solar

But wait! There's more. Petra has also integrated smart grid intelligence to make power production from the panels integrate more smoothly with the grid.

 

[shark2k]

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/a-half-a-century-later-att-gets-back-into-solar

Yay! That article states that PSE&G (my utility company) will be installing 40 megawatts worth of the SunWave modules on 200,000 poles in NJ. I'm excited about that.

-Shark2k

 

[doug]

Another community against smart meters:

Fairfax enacts ban on SmartMeter installation - Merc
Fairfax bans PG&E's SmartMeters for 6 months - SFGate.com

 

[vfx]

Why have the grid be normal?

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/08/human-electrical-pylons/

Maybe a "Smart" grid would replace the head with a giant plasma sphere or have electric arcs between the ears.

 

[TEG]

NY Times: From the Roof, to a Battery, to the Grid

 

[ChargeIt!]

( Hey! TEG is back )

 

[PopSmith]

PSE&G (my utility company) will be installing 40 megawatts worth of the SunWave modules on 200,000 poles in NJ.

Now that is a good idea considering power poles probably won't be disappearing in the foreseeable future. Installing a solar panel on the poles could greatly reduce the amount of electricity the power plant(s) need to generate to meet demand.

 

[TEG]

Valence Technology Supplying Batteries for Solar Powered Smart Grid Project

 

[TEG]

http://www.nissan-zeroemission.com/EN/LIBRARY/movie.html?bcpid260832337001?bctid=625466051001