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Smart grid networking with smart appliances

Linux driven appliances are a GO!This is where the POWER of Open_Source technologies will shine. NO license fees, a device that WORKS as intended and does not need to be rebooted and firmware patch every other day.Smart Grid has a brigth future. But when it will come??Smart Grid is creating...

Tags: network, Smart Grid, Linux-driven appliance

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

More evidence of the coming collision between home broadband and the smart grid

Collision?Not the word I would have used.In any event, I think this is a positive and necessary direction to go. In order to manage more diversified, less dependable/consistent sources of energy, the demand side HAS TO be managed. Without it, we are just setting ourselves up for a lot of...

Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, collision, home broadband, grid, smart grid

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Smart grid report from Lexington Institute explores benefits, pitfalls

Smart grid, demand response and smart appliancesWhen I need to explain the smart grid in a sentence, I simply describe it as the coupling of a digital network on top of our existing grid structure. What?s the big deal with doing that? Digital information on the grid gives all sorts...

Tags: grid, demand response, Smart Grid, benefit

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Most Americans support energy infrastructure overhaul

Energy overhaul is not the issueThe issue is ENERGY EFFICIENCY.Products from 30 years ago specially cars were more energy efficient than todays.What is the point of changing technologies, if that technology is less efficient that what we have today.One example: Biofuels. Not only are we destroying organic material to burn...

Tags: smart grid, energy usage, grid

Discussion threads 2009-08-16

What a smart grid can do for you

very idealistic, but...like all sunshine information projects...it depends on the accuracy of the data!electric companies make their money...their real money selling "ON PEAK" hours, in fact, in Northern MD/Pennsylvania there is a power plant that ONLY goes on to service ON PEAK hours! what most americans fail to realize...

Tags: Wireless and Mobility, Smart Grid technology, Z-Wave, smart grid, wireless, grid

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Are we being smart about the smart grid?

Are we being smart about the smart grid?Details PleaseI have read much about the "smart grid", but have not seen any details:1. How will the consumer interact with the smart grid2. What options will be available?3. Where is energy being wasted today?4. How will the smart grid...

Tags: Compulsion, grid, smart grid

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

Don't underestimate the power of the electrical power plug in the smart grid

Don't underestimate the power of the electrical power plug in the smart gridPlease read...(Broadband over Power Lines- BPL)Take a look at the following. While net communication over power lines might be useful in high density areas (like a large Apt. Building in a major city) it is not without...

Tags: electrical power plug, smart grid, power plug, grid, powerline

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Who will manage the smart grid?

Who will manage the smart grid?Smart Grid - who owns itI certainly think that the consumer / home owner will have NO control over the smart grid being connected to their home. They may be able to see what they are consuming, but giving them control defeats the purpose...

Tags: grid, smart grid

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

Who will manage the smart grid?

At Greentech Media's Green Building Summit at SRI International in Menlo Park, Calif., tech executives discuss the future management of smart-grid technology and whether the balance of power will go toward utility companies, government regulatory agencies or building owners.

Tags: Grid, Government, Telecom & Utilities, Vertical Industries, Smart grid

Videos 2009-06-17

Tomorrow's smart grid

At the Churchill Club's 11th Annual Top Ten Tech Trends, venture capitalists discuss whether the smart grid and smart meter trends will continue to produce innovation and what the motivating factors will be.

Tags: Grid, Venture Capital, Finance, Financing Startups, Churchill Club, 11th Annual Top Ten Tech Trends, Smart Grid, Ann Winblad, Steve Jurvetson, Joe Schoendorf, Ram Shriram, Jason Pontin

Videos 2009-05-29

Smart grid meets wireless mesh

Smart grid meets wireless meshSo they use WiFiand then they use meshing. Sounds like WiMAX without the benefit of long distance. Too many towers and not fast enough speed will make these guys an also-ran. But there's room for second place behind the WiMAX Steamroller!Your steamroller seems to be parked...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, WiMAX, Smart Grid, wireless

Discussion threads 2009-05-29

What is the smart grid?

What is the smart grid?I don't think he's explained the why of smart gridsI don't think he's explained the WHY of smart grids, which is really the most important question to answer. Why do we need smart grids and more importantly, why do we need to spend MONEY investing...

Tags: grid, smart grid

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

What is the smart grid?

At the Green: Net '09 Conference in San Francisco, Jesse Berst, managing director of Global Smart Energy, breaks the smart grid down into three components: smart devices, two-way communication, and advanced control systems. He explains what each component adds but says it's not just about the components--it's also the value...

Tags: Component, Grid, green, energy, smart grid, electricity, utility, alternative energy

Videos 2009-03-25

Additional Resources

Peoplesoft exec pops up at eMeter

Former PeopleSoft CEO Craig Conway joins board of smart grid software player. by Heather Clancy

Tags: PeopleSoft Inc., Corporate Governance, Tools & Techniques, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-11-19

Chrome OS: Some Early Preview Videos

google should move away from linuxI suppose they could easily take away all those messes of the current os by doing that. Haha! Crummy-um "Chromium OS and Open Source" video-- the guy is calling it Crummy-um! Sounds about right.RE: Chrome OS: Some Early Preview VideosAnd ZDNet falls hook, line,...

Tags: Corporate communications, Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, ChromeOS, Chrome, Chrome OS, early Preview Video, operating system, Preview Video, video

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Two more utilities join IBM-backed smart grid coalition

IBM's smart grid vision continues to gain clarity; utilities from Brazil and the Netherlands join the vendor's best practices "coalition." by Heather Clancy

Tags: Coalition, IBM Corp., Strategy, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Smart grid networking with smart appliances

Smart appliances aware of electric grid demand and prices. by Harry Fuller

Tags: Appliance, Network, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-11-17

More evidence of the coming collision between home broadband and the smart grid

Broadband services could be the gateway to faster smart grid deployment. Here's one technology pointing to an interesting convergence. by Heather Clancy

Tags: Broadband, Grid, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-11-16

New open source monitoring company pledges to bring power to the people

People Power pledges an open source approach to consumer smart grid technology. by Heather Clancy

Tags: Monitoring, Open Source, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-11-11

News to know: Windows 7; Google Dashboard; Driving while texting; Steve Jobs; Droid

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic" Dana Blankenhorn: What the Google Privacy Dashboard can...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Web, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Mary Jo Foley, Dashboard, Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-11-06