The Federal Geographic Data Committee in the United States developed the U.S. National Grid (USNG) to provide an unambiguous way to describe locations for people operating either in an area away from the established road […]
One of the hot topics, if not the hottest, at this year’s Distributech in San Antonio was big data analytics. David Lawrence of Duke energy and David Mulder of Leidos gave an insightful presentation on […]
Utilities have been using geospatial data and technology for many years for mapping and asset management. But GIS is now being used in many other areas from network design to marketing to outage management to […]
Under existing law, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has regulatory authority over public utilities and authorizes the commission to fix the rates and charges for every public utility. Net-metering Currently California law requires every […]
In response to a recommendation from the Governor’s Task Force on Grid Resiliency to “scope out a Utility 2.0 pilot proposal”, the Energy Future Coalition (EFC) prepared recommendations for a smart grid pilot project that […]
January 6 KamerMaker XL, a 3D printer for printing rooms, was moved to the construction site of the 3D Print Canal House in Amsterdam. The printer is using a type of plastic 80% bio-based hotmelt […]
Beginning in December 2013, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) has begun reporting detailed accounting of generator additions and retirements as well as their effects on total generation capacity by fuel and technology type on a […]
Methane is one of the more potent greenhouse gases for global warming, but it is not clear just how much more potent methane is than CO2. The EPA has estimated a factor of 21 times […]