Smart Grid Supplement: November 1, 2011
Articles
What's in a Word?
When I use a word, Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, it means just what I choose it to mean neither more nor less. The question is, said...
What Makes the Smart Grid Smart?
The smart grid will anticipate problems, and it will self-heal when those problems arise. It will lower the utility industry's carbon footprint by enabling...
Smart Meters, Smart Decisions
An Institute for Electric Efficiency (IEE) white paper published in July 2011, The Costs and Benefits of Smart Meters for Residential Customers, notes...
Smart Grid, Smart Customers
The electric utility industry has focused primarily on the latest smart grid technologies and speculations about exotic advantages for end users. There...
A Summary of Smart Benefits
The smart grid offers a unique opportunity for customers to gain control over their energy bill and energy consumption. Their present engagement with...
Community Engagement
The Kansas City Power & Light SmartGrid Demonstration Project is unique in many ways, one of which is its setting in the Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.,...
