Lynne Kiesling I’m cleaning up my huge tracts of open browser tabs, several of which are interesting recent media comments on smart grid developments in the US: This editorial in Nature argues that “[t]he US electricity grid needs to evolve and requires fresh standards of communication”. Increasingly smart grid media and policy are turning to …
Lynne Kiesling It’s gotten to the point where I just can’t believe the whole freakin’ thing. My disgust, anger, and cynicism in buckshot form: I’m in the same place as Mike’s post from yesterday, and I find that David Harsanyi’s Reason article says it pretty well for me: Here’s an idea: If you stop nationalizing …
Lynne Kiesling Today and tomorrow I will be at GridEcon in Chicago! As one of the co-organizers I am making some opening remarks: I am very happy to welcome you all to what I hope is the first annual GridEcon conference. As you all know, we are in the midst of a crucial time for …
Lynne Kiesling OK, folks, I just took the plunge and registered for the Chicago Half Marathon in September! Running has always been the weakest of the sports in which I participate, so I’ll be happy to get some moral support here and there. I’ve never run longer than 8 miles in a race, or even …
Lynne Kiesling UPDATE: Thanks to the commenter who alerted me that I mis-labeled my graph, and that equilibrium B should be at the intersection of S’ and D’. I may not get to update the graph Monday, my apologies. There’s been an interesting discussion going on this week building off of a Sean Casten post …
Lynne Kiesling I am attending a meeting of the Harvard Electricity Policy Group today and tomorrow, and am speaking on a panel about smart grid this afternoon. Thus I’m going to take this opportunity to clear some of my long-open browser tabs and offer up a selection of the readings I’ve found most interesting in …
Lynne Kiesling So far in this series I have stressed what I think are some important foundational concepts in defining smart grid, thinking about its scope and its potential for value creation, and distinguishing it as an investment category from traditional transmission construction. All of these concepts have some interaction with government policy, at either …
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Lynne Kiesling I’m afraid I’m hitting a delay in posting the final part of my smart grid commentary because I’m battling a nasty headache. Thanks for your interest, and I’ll get it up here ASAP!
Lynne Kiesling One of the reasons why smart grid is generating so much interest right now is its ability to enable the integration of renewable energy into the electric power network, leading to a broader generation portfolio and potentially beneficial carbon implications. Lots of the discussion of smart grid in policy and media (including places …
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Lynne Kiesling Digital communication capabilities in the network, including in end-use devices, provides increasingly feature-rich, mobile, and customizable ways to create consumer awareness about electricity consumption, electricity expenditure, and the environmental impact of that consumption. It also provides ways to change electricity consumption, either manually or automatically, in the home or remotely. In yesterday’s post …
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