Posts tagged ‘smart utility’

NGU Summit September 2008

Last week I was fortunate to spend two days with about 50 leaders from the Utility industry at a unique event called The Next Generation Utility Summit. The entire two days are spent in a small group setting of workshops, focused on a variety of topics that relate to the name of the summit. This [...]

Posted by Chris Purpura on September 26, 2008
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Xcel moving on SmartGridCity project in Boulder

Xcel Energy Inc. said Thursday it’s installed 82 miles of fiber-optic cables and the first of 13,000 new electricity meters in Boulder as part of its $100 million SmartGridCity pilot project in Boulder. Read the full article >>
The “Smart City” project in Boulder is probably one of the most promoted and hyped projects going on [...]

Posted by Chris Purpura on September 4, 2008
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The Smart Utility Will be a Connected Utility

The energy crisis is driving a major transformation in both how the utility industry operates as well as its business models, requiring rapid and pervasive deployment of reliable, secure, and two-way broadband communications. A strong case can be made for a private and secure network that makes efficient use of public carriers’ cellular footprint and [...]

Posted by Chris Purpura on September 3, 2008
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