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Automation Insight
April 2008
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Societal Benefits of Smart Grid – An Economics Perspective
In response to the Energy Policy Act 2005 (EPAct) Section 1252 many utilities have undertaken aggressive initiatives to drive a “Smart Grid” program. Almost a necessary part of undertaking this exercise is developing a business case to capture the benefits of Smart Grid capabilities, which typically consist of everything needed to support a) advanced metering; b) AMI communications networks; c) home or personal area networks; d) distribution automation sensors and nodes; and e) data systems and interfaces to legacy applications.
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Using AMI Data to Improve Direct Load Control Programs
Utility Direct Load Control (DLC) programs, which have become increasingly popular in recent years, face a number of program planning and evaluation challenges that could be mitigated with access to more detailed customer metering data from Meter Data Management Agent (MDMA) systems. This article discusses the different ways this MDMA data could be used to improve DLC programs, including more efficient program planning and recruitment, more accurate estimation and verification of load reduction impacts, and less expensive system maintenance. Some of these benefits are being realized now by utilities while others are still in the concept stage.
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A Conversation with John Clark, CEO of V2Green
John Clark is the CEO of V2Green. V2Green was founded on the belief that electricity will play a vital role in addressing the twin crises of climate change and dependence on foreign oil. V2Green technology allows utilities to manage vehicle-charging behavior, within parameters set by owners, facilitates the increased integration of renewable power in energy generation, and accelerates the adoption of PHEVs.
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Then and Now: Current Trends for HAN Integration Reveal Slow (But Promising) Growth
This article recalls another article written over six years ago by one of the authors while working for a start-up company developing residential gateway applications. That article centered on ways that residential gateways could be used for distributed load curtailment. Six years ago, this was a promising technology but without any wide-scale adoption. This current article looks at some of the expectations from early 2002 and compares them to what is happening today.
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Did You Hear? Pertinent Market News over the Last Month
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the members of its newly-established Electricity Advisory Committee.
eMeter, a provider of meter data management (MDM) enterprise software to electric, gas, and water utilities, announced the launch of its IntegratedMDM Program.
Itron Inc. and Silver Spring Networks have agreed to integrate Itron’s OpenWay Advanced Metering platform with Silver Spring’s IP-based Smart Energy Networking solution.
SAP AG announced a joint effort to integrate AMI with Enterprise technology.
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