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Why Are Utilities Letting Other People Take All The Value?
The traditional utility model is under threat. It's becoming harder and harder to make profits managing wires that distribute centrally-sourced kilowatt-hours to end customers on demand.[read more]
The Smart Grid – More Than Grid Modernization, It’s Grid Transformation
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The Smart Grid is all about grid modernization and transformation. When we modernize the grid, we update technologies, but leave in place existing energy sources, existing business models, and existing policies. When we transform the grid, we exchange old energy sources for new ones, reinvent business models, and revise policies to...[read more]
How Disruptive Thinking Can Build a Smarter Grid
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Did you hear about the recent Stanford study that concluded that organic food doesn’t deliver more nutrients than conventionally-grown food? So what? Consumers don’t buy organic food to get more vitamins and minerals. Consumers buy organic to avoid the pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides present in conventionally-...[read more]
Will a Natural Monopoly Protect Electric Utilities?
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There are some striking similarities between the old Bell Telephone system and today’s regulated electric utilities. Both were highly regulated, had similar mission-critical mindsets to deliver electricity or dial tone, and did not have to compete for customers given their monopoly status. But then, the phone system was...[read more]
How Consumer Experience Managers Can Help Utilities
The newest trend in utility/customer relationships is the growing number of Consumer Experience Manager (CEM) positions that are appearing in utilities. What is a consumer experience? Quite simply, the interactions that a consumer can have with a utility through any number of channels. The traditional utility channels for consumer...[read more]
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Scott Edward Anderson is a consultant, blogger, and media commentator who blogs at The Green Skeptic. More »
Christine Hertzog is a consultant, author, and a professional explainer focused on Smart Grid. More »
Gary Hunt Gary is an Executive-in-Residence at Deloitte Investments with extensive experience in the energy & utility industries. More »
Jesse Jenkins is a graduate student and researcher at MIT with expertise in energy technology, policy, and innovation. More »
Jim Pierobon helps trade associations/NGOs, government agencies and companies communicate about cleaner energy solutions. More »
Geoffrey Styles is Managing Director of GSW Strategy Group, LLC and an award-winning blogger. More »
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“Hydrogen can also be made from fossil fuels. In fact, we are now just starting a research project on a Chemical Looping Reforming reactor with embedded membranes which could lead to affordable hydrogen production with inherent CO2 separation. Chemical Looping Reforming is based on the somewhat more mature Chemical Looping Combustion which economic studies have found capable of producing ...”
“Sally Jewell's comment that these discoveries "will help private, nonprofit and government decision makers at all levels make informed decisions about the responsible development of these resources" assumes responsible development of any new fossil fuel sources is a given.That assumption grows more dubious by the day. ”