Most electric power utilities are involved in smart grid programs. Smart grid programs involve smart meters, bidirection communications networks, time of use pricing, self-healing distribution networks, demand response, substation automation, distributed generation, and so on. […]
According to Standard and Poor’s the value of global infrastructure deals in 2006 was $145 billion, a 180% increase from 2000. As I have blogged previously, in a 2007 report, Booz Allen Hamilton estimated the […]
Circle of Blue has published fascinating comparative data of residential costs and usage rates for sewer and water for 30 US metro areas. Residential Water Costs The survey, which was conducted in 2010, found that […]
As I have blogged previously, cities are realizing that investment in maintenance and upgrading water, sanitary and stormwater infrastructure can no longer be deferred. They are being forced to find ways to fund these necessary […]
I’ve blogged before about the workforce challenges that utilities are facing in finding younger people, both skilled trades and professional engineers, and how some utilities are turning to 3D technology to attract and retain young […]
I have blogged before about how geospatial conferences are broadening their appeal by including more vertical industry content. Dave Sonnen for years predicted that the size of the spatially-enabled or location aware application business would […]
According to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), power plants and refineries are responsible for 40 per cent of US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and are subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act. Unlike […]
Europe, especially the UK and Denmark, has invested heavily in offshore wind power generation. In the US the Cape Wind Project has received regulatory approval from three levels of government after a ten years effort. […]