At the Data Analytics for Utilities conference in Toronto today, David O. Jermain gave a fascinating presentation on the state of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in Southern California and how they have affected the local […]
At the Data Analytics for Utilities conference in Toronto yesterday, several speakers explained what is driving utilities to invest in analytics programs, and gave some real world examples of how utilities are implementing analytics programs. […]
I had the opportunity to catch up on current trends in analytics in the utility indusrty at the Data Analytics for Utilities conference in Toronto today. Jane Allen and Tom Peters from Deloitte gave a […]
The World Energy Outlook 2012 just released by the IEA makes for fascinating reading. Primary energy demand First of all the IEA projects global energy demand to increases by over one‐third between now an 2035 […]
I recently interviewed Dr. Nancy McKeown, who in 2010, gave a talk at the SETI Institute entitled: What Clays Can Tell us About Past Climate at Mawrth Vallis, Mars and last year, presented at the community […]
In the late 1880’s when electricity was just beginning to be introduced primarily for lighting and for running motors, there were two alternative incompatible technologies that were being promoted as the basis for the electic […]
I have blogged previously about the issues facing water/wastewater systems in the U.S. and the challenge of funding replacement of aging infrastructure and upgrading to meet the requirements of the Clean Water Act. One of […]
California held its first carbon auction Nov 14 and it seems to have been a success. According The California Air Resources Board the first auction attracted lots of participants, all the greenhouse gas allowances available […]