Posts tagged ‘Communications network’

Smart Grid Costs

The Smart Grid can be 50% cheaper, and boost our economy 2-3 years sooner than currently planned! How?
I was recently having some conversations with partners who build smart grid devices about why so many Utilities are building their own wireless or powerline networks, vs. using public cellular networks (full disclosure – I work for a [...]

Posted by Chris Purpura on December 1, 2008
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GE And Google Announce ’21st Century’ Electricity System

Blaise Zerega says let the energy search begin. In a marriage of old and new economy, Google and GE today announced a partnership to promote sustainable energy. With the ongoing financial turmoil as a backdrop, both companies are coming together to collaborate on new, renewable technologies that could, ultimately, deliver energy independence and help our [...]

Posted by Chris Purpura on September 29, 2008
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DTE Energy to Launch Advanced Metering Program

DETROIT, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ — DTE Energy today announced it will launch an advanced metering program to provide customers with more accurate meter reads every month, information about their energy usage and a system for recognizing power outages without customer input. Read the full article >>
Great job, DTE and Itron! This is clearly one of [...]

Posted by Chris Purpura on September 5, 2008
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