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The Standards-Based Microgrid Meets the Industrial Internet of Things

The Standards-Based Microgrid Meets the Industrial Internet of Things Last week, the Industrial Internet Consortium — a group of more than 150 companies working on a common path toward ubiquitous, standards-based machine-to-machine communication — launched an ambitious project aimed at bringing real-time data analytics and control to the world of microgrids, and potentially, the grid … Continue reading The Standards-Based Microgrid Meets the Industrial Internet of Things

Power Companies In 19 States Are Ending Pay-As-You-Go Electricity

Power Companies In 19 States Are Ending Pay-As-You-Go Electricity The new billing plans charge flat rates for electricity in a tier system based on typical usage, giving customers less financial incentive to conserve. Solar panel owners are crying foul over the new schemes. Solar panels are sprouting on rooftops across the country, thanks to plummeting … Continue reading Power Companies In 19 States Are Ending Pay-As-You-Go Electricity

Hinkle: Will you be selling #electricity anytime soon?

Hinkle: Will you be selling electricity anytime soon? Never underestimate the power of creative destruction — what economist Joseph Schumpeter called capitalism’s “essential fact.” The pages of history are littered with the skeletons of industries left behind by innovation. Public utilities certainly are not underestimating it. As a recent Washington Post story put it, power … Continue reading Hinkle: Will you be selling #electricity anytime soon?

Solar water-heating industry cools off

Solar water-heating industry cools off Arizona utilities have been battling with rooftop solar-electric companies over rates, and the solar water-heating industry is suffering serious collateral damage. Solar electric systems, or photovoltaic solar panels, generate electricity for homeowners. Solar water heaters use the sun’s heat to warm water, saving the electricity or natural gas that otherwise … Continue reading Solar water-heating industry cools off