NRG Energy is a massive and diverse power generation company with assets ranging from lignite coal-fired units in Germany to solar generation in California. Keep reading →
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We will never sell or share your information without your consent. See our privacy policy.Smart grid (n). An overhyped and misunderstood term for making our electric grid more intelligent so we can all save energy and money.
Lie #1: Smart grid is a project for the utilities and its success rests in their hands. Keep reading →
New terms are always emerging in the energy business. Like the nacelle discussed on Breaking Energy earlier this week, many in the business are not yet aware of the power of a synchrophasor, which allows smart grid elements to speak to each other through standardized data flows.
Here’s the technical definition: Keep reading →
Predictions about the future of the electric grid could turn out to be “very wrong”, the directors of California’s smart grid programs admitted earlier this month.
“That’s the risk that we’re running; Information technology – which is what the smart grid is leveraging – moves very, very fast,” Lee Krevat, smart grid director at San Diego Gas & Electric, said. “It’s very hard to predict where it’s going.” Keep reading →
Energy management firm Hara received $25 million of funding today, writes TechCrunch. Keep reading →
