For environmentally conscious Chicagoans weighing whether to purchase an electric or a hybrid, both affect the environmental equally, according to a new study released Monday. While electric vehicles have no tailpipe emissions, they draw their power from the electric grid, which is powered by fuel sources that can produce global warming emissions and other pollutants. While the Chicago region receives 41 percent of its power from low-emitting nuclear power plants, coal still makes up 43 percent of the area's energy mix, delivered by Commonwealth Edison Co. According to the report, Chicagoans … Read More
The Midwestern U.S. state is working hard to convince the rest of the country of just that as it prepares for a massive smart meter rollout that it says will lead to “the most comprehensive smart grid deployment in the U.S.,” according to the Illinois Institute of Technology’s Mohammad Shahidehpour. The Illinois Smart Grid RegionalRead More
The process of transforming a city into a smart city is a complicated and multi-faceted process, as is measuring progress toward that goal. But IDC Energy Insights has simplified that part of the process with its Smart Cities Maturity Model, a new tool designed to rank cities’ “smartness.” IDC’s maturity model breaks the transformation processRead More
Click here http://www.illinois.smartgrid.com/resources/publications to see Deutsche Bank & Rockefeller Foundation report on – U.S. Energy Efficiency Retrofits: Market Sizing and Financing Models.
U.K. startup Navetas says it can disaggregate individual household power loads without sensors in the home. Smart meter giant Sensus is a new investor and partner. It would give utilities the ability to show customers just how much energy they’re saving through air conditioner or water heater direct-load-control demand response programs. The two companies areRead More
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