At DistribuTECH 2015, if there was one technology that seemed to be ubiquitous and on almost every utility’s radar, it is microgrids. For example, Duke Energy is seriously considering offering microgrids as a service and […]
At DistribuTECH 2015, Lockheed Martin and Dominion Resources, Inc. announced a new smart grid location-aware technology, which they co-developed. VirtuGrid enables data, including voltage, power, energy readings, GPS location, phase and circuit connectivity, to be sent […]
In April 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decided that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) does not have the authority to impose net neutrality regulations on Internet providers. The decision was […]
At DistribuTECH 2015, Raiford Smith of CPS Energy and Jason P. Handley of Duke Energy, presented their perspectives on the smart grid; what is motivating it in terms of business and technology drivers, a roadmap […]
At DistribuTECH 2015 the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has announced the launch of the OpenFMB Project, a special SGIP working group designed to leverage existing standards and structured processes to create a new paradigm […]
The smart grid requires exchanging data between different devices from many manufacturers in the field. Traditional utility technologies are very often vendor silos utilizing proprietary hardware, telecommunications and software platforms that communicate to a centralized […]
Methane is one of the more potent greenhouse gases for global warming. In June, 2013, President Obama issued a Climate Action Plan to cut the pollution contributing to climate change. An important part of the […]
In the last few years I have come across a number of UAVs at the various conferences I have attended. They range from hexacopters to fixed wing aircraft but are limited typically to flight times […]