Why Utilities are Forcing You to Install a Smart Meter
You can run from them, but you can’t hide. Smart meters are on track to become the next big necessity for both residential and commercial energy users. Navigant Research forecasts…
Electric Vehicles to Power the Grid
Southern California Edison (SCE) is joining other utilities by introducing the opportunity for electric vehicles (EVs) to participate in demand response (DR). Just as a refresher, demand response is the…
Grid Security: We Need to Stay Protected if We Want to Stay Connected
Is our national cybersecurity so inadequate that we’re unable to defend against hackers aimed at infiltrating our critical infrastructure? Possibly. We know it is a serious threat because attempted hacks…
Your BMW is the Answer to Grid Instability
Electric vehicles are being introduced with all the bells and whistles: impeccable safety features, back-up cameras, autopilot, and of course, remarkable efficiency. But there is one additional feature that will…
Can the world be powered With 100 percent renewable energy by 2050?
New research says yes! Renewable Energy Life Cycle: Cleaner and Cheaper Results of a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) presents a life cycle assessment…
The Newest Demand Response Participant: Electric Vehicles
Demand response is catching on faster than pumpkin spice lattes! There are some new candidates who may be able to take part in the energy program that’s saving our electric…
Demand Response Will Double by 2020: Here’s Why
Recent findings from Navigant Research indicate that demand response (DR) is poised to take over the world as a solution to electric grid instability. Growing integration of intermittent renewable energy...
You Won’t Believe Who Predicted the Electric Grid
The electric grid we use today is a technological marvel, but how would you describe it in 16th century terms? It might sound a bit like a description given by...
Without an Optimized Electric Grid: We Will be Back in Black
The United States’ power grid is in a state of serious degradation. It earns a terrifying grade of D+ from the American Society of Civil Engineers, but electric power is vital to...