Centrica’s Smart Meter Analytics application could make energy management compelling
As I have mentioned here previously, Smart Meters are going to bring a flood of data to utility companies which will need to be properly managed and which can be a source of intelligence for the utility, if they mine it well. At the recent SAP Sapphire Now conference, UK Energy retailer Centrica showcased their [...]
Smart Grid Technology conference
I attended the Smart Grid Technology conference in London last week and there were a number of interesting themes which became apparent. The main theme to emerge was the question of how utilities could engage the residential customer. This is good news – the first step on the road to recovery is [...]
Can Arqiva provide the Smart Grid communications infrastructure for Britain?
Photo credit Lee Jordan We had a really interesting Smart Grid related conversation with a company called Arqiva the other day. I hadn’t heard of Arqiva before but they are quite a significant player in communications infrastructure. They own or have exclusive marketing rights for 16,000 communication masts in UK – what they call vertical [...]
Are utility companies ready for full smart grids?
In the Smart Grid Heavy Hitters video interview series I have been publishing here on GreenMonk, one of the questions I ask all interviewees is, “What is a Smart Grid?” Almost all the interviewees talk about an infrastructure capable of full end-to-end, two-way communications. That is, communication from utilities down to the appliance level in-home, [...]
When will we have full Smart Grid deployments?
Photo credit mckaysavage Despite a lot of talk and some high profile trials the day we have ubiquitous full Smart Grids is still a long way off. I attended the Smart Grids Europe conference in Amsterdam this week. It was a great conference, I met a ton of interesting people and had some fascinating conversations. [...]
The day that we see all devices which consume water having networked flow meters is still a ways off
I wrote a post a couple of days ago asking the question How long until all devices which consume water have networked flow meters? after talking to Oracle VP Industry Strategy, Guerry Waters about Oracle’s recently released “Testing the Water: Smart Metering for Water Utilities” study. Having put the question out there, I’m now going [...]
