Comments on: Energy 101: What Is a Smart Grid? http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/04/30/energy-101-what-is-a-smart-grid/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:57:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: oikkhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2009/04/30/energy-101-what-is-a-smart-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-190878 oikk Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:18:08 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=26722#comment-190878 SG doesnt cover our needs, indeed. There is no way to stop producing coil, gaz power plants in 20-40 years to cover uninspected demands with uninspectorate(wind) and unreliable (alternative) power producing. When one construct smart grid utilities can predict or coordinate power consumption, but what we should do when wind suddenly stops night? thats why Grid need a "warm" standby coil plants. All we need NOW is to rationalize existing grid with SMARTGRID project and may be think about transmition lots of Megawatts from east to west to cover US power demands. Make kind of National Super-Grid network. And on default make investments in alternative energy researches. Kirill SG doesnt cover our needs, indeed. There is no way to stop producing coil, gaz power plants in 20-40 years to cover uninspected demands with uninspectorate(wind) and unreliable (alternative) power producing.
When one construct smart grid utilities can predict or coordinate power consumption, but what we should do when wind suddenly stops night? thats why Grid need a “warm” standby coil plants.
All we need NOW is to rationalize existing grid with SMARTGRID project and may be think about transmition lots of Megawatts from east to west to cover US power demands. Make kind of National Super-Grid network.
And on default make investments in alternative energy researches.
Kirill

]]> By: solarjohnhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2009/04/30/energy-101-what-is-a-smart-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-172581 solarjohn Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:12:22 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=26722#comment-172581 Your perspective would change dramatically if you were to install a solar or wind system at your own residence. I don't have the time or desire to list the many ways you are wrong. solarjohn Your perspective would change dramatically if you were to install a solar or wind system at your own residence. I don’t have the time or desire to list the many ways you are wrong. solarjohn

]]> By: Unhabitathttp://www.inhabitat.com/2009/04/30/energy-101-what-is-a-smart-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-144119 Unhabitat Thu, 21 May 2009 19:13:14 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=26722#comment-144119 The "Smart Grid" is a rationing device. Nothing more. Nothing less.Rationing is what you do when you cannot meet real needs.Can't afford promised Social Security benefits? Raise the retirement age to 67 and beyond, and call it "Social Security Reform". Can't afford universal healthcare? Ration services, and call it "Healthcare Reform".Rationing. Waht you do when you *know* that wind, solar, geothermal, etc simply cannot fullfill our energy needs. Certainly not today, and maybe not ever.We need to use all the tools we have available today so that wind, solar, and geothermal can take their CURRENTLY rightful places as SUPPLEMENTARY sources of energy. The “Smart Grid” is a rationing device. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Rationing is what you do when you cannot meet real needs.

Can’t afford promised Social Security benefits? Raise the retirement age to 67 and beyond, and call it “Social Security Reform”. Can’t afford universal healthcare? Ration services, and call it “Healthcare Reform”.

Rationing. Waht you do when you *know* that wind, solar, geothermal, etc simply cannot fullfill our energy needs. Certainly not today, and maybe not ever.

We need to use all the tools we have available today so that wind, solar, and geothermal can take their CURRENTLY rightful places as SUPPLEMENTARY sources of energy.

]]> By: Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silveriohttp://www.inhabitat.com/2009/04/30/energy-101-what-is-a-smart-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-138853 Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio Sat, 02 May 2009 15:12:34 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=26722#comment-138853 Maybe the solution will be to concentrate on demand side innovations (DSI) of the EWPC Regulatory Framework instead of demand side management (DSM) of the IOUs Regulatory Framework.Zero net energy homes are already in the making. The Rocky Mountain Institute has one demonstration. Among many other DSIs, breakthroughs are expected, for example, in regenerative net output energy buildings.Please take a look at the EWPC article Forget Demand Side management (DSM); Think Demand Side Innovation (DSI) in the Internet hyperlink http://www.energyblogs.com/ewpc/index.cfm/2009/4/7/Forget-Demand-Side-management-DSM-Think-Demand-Side-Innovation-DSI Maybe the solution will be to concentrate on demand side innovations (DSI) of the EWPC Regulatory Framework instead of demand side management (DSM) of the IOUs Regulatory Framework.

Zero net energy homes are already in the making. The Rocky Mountain Institute has one demonstration. Among many other DSIs, breakthroughs are expected, for example, in regenerative net output energy buildings.

Please take a look at the EWPC article Forget Demand Side management (DSM); Think Demand Side Innovation (DSI) in the Internet hyperlink http://www.energyblogs.com/ewpc/index.cfm/2009/4/7/Forget-Demand-Side-management-DSM-Think-Demand-Side-Innovation-DSI

]]> By: jeanXhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2009/04/30/energy-101-what-is-a-smart-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-138427 jeanX Fri, 01 May 2009 22:20:29 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=26722#comment-138427 The NE gets electricity from COAL, from the Mid-West.Other parts of the country may also. I thought 'smart-grid' existed BETWEEN tectonic plates. What's the story? I can't believe wind and solar will provide enough power to heat our homes, provide for our appliances, drive our cars anytime soon.It gets very cold in the North and for those having a continental climate. The NE gets electricity from COAL, from the Mid-West.Other parts of the country may also.
I thought ’smart-grid’ existed BETWEEN tectonic plates.
What’s the story?
I can’t believe wind and solar will provide enough power to heat our homes, provide for our appliances,
drive our cars anytime soon.It gets very cold in the North and for those having a continental climate.

]]> By: wjlhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2009/04/30/energy-101-what-is-a-smart-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-138410 wjl Fri, 01 May 2009 20:59:31 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=26722#comment-138410 In a single paragraph...The goal of a smart grid is to collect and provide the optimal amount of information necessary for customers, distributors and generators to change their behavior in a way that reduces system demands and costs, increases energy efficiency, optimally allocates and matches demand and resources to meet that demand, and increases the reliability of the grid. The social benefits of a smart grid are reduced emissions, lower costs, increased reliability, greater security and flexibility to accommodate new energy technologies, including renewable, intermittent and distributed sources. In a single paragraph…

The goal of a smart grid is to collect and provide the optimal amount of information
necessary for customers, distributors and generators to change their behavior in a way
that reduces system demands and costs, increases energy efficiency, optimally allocates
and matches demand and resources to meet that demand, and increases the reliability of
the grid. The social benefits of a smart grid are reduced emissions, lower costs, increased
reliability, greater security and flexibility to accommodate new energy technologies,
including renewable, intermittent and distributed sources.

]]> By: Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silveriohttp://www.inhabitat.com/2009/04/30/energy-101-what-is-a-smart-grid/comment-page-1/#comment-138131 Jose Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio Fri, 01 May 2009 12:18:43 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=26722#comment-138131 The above Smart Grid definition is bound to change sooner than the 5 or 10 years you may get it at home. For example, the distinction between transmission and distribution (T&D) will end, as a T&D regulated transporter will be needed.The Smart Grid definition is based on the obsolete Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) Framework under the policy E1P2 (economics first, performance second). The emerging Electricity Without Price Control (EWPC) Framework will replace the IOUs Framework with a P1E2 policy to enable organic business model innovations that will replace the big bets that state regulators are being forced to make right now.To get introduced in the issues read the EWPC article “Why President Obama Needs to Keep Working on Energy” in the internet hyperlink http://www.energyblogs.com/ewpc/index.cfm/2009/4/30/Why-President-Obama-Needs-to-Keep-Working-on-Energy The above Smart Grid definition is bound to change sooner than the 5 or 10 years you may get it at home. For example, the distinction between transmission and distribution (T&D) will end, as a T&D regulated transporter will be needed.

The Smart Grid definition is based on the obsolete Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) Framework under the policy E1P2 (economics first, performance second). The emerging Electricity Without Price Control (EWPC) Framework will replace the IOUs Framework with a P1E2 policy to enable organic business model innovations that will replace the big bets that state regulators are being forced to make right now.

To get introduced in the issues read the EWPC article “Why President Obama Needs to Keep Working on Energy” in the internet hyperlink http://www.energyblogs.com/ewpc/index.cfm/2009/4/30/Why-President-Obama-Needs-to-Keep-Working-on-Energy

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