Posted by TED Magazine
on 9/23/2009
Day 3@GridWeek: What is utility "decoupling?" Will The Smart Grid mean that a future grid will be more fragile and perhaps less reliable than the one we have now? Who's on which side of the meter? AND: What will the washer say to the fridge? All that in a report on GridWeek doings on Wednesday (also see Tuesday and Monday blogs).
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Posted by TED Magazine
on 9/22/2009
Boulder, and California's self-created 2020 predicament of creating 33% of its power from renewables while maintaining extra-high levels of predictability and reliability.... read more
Posted by tED magazine
on 9/22/2009
Tedmag had a correspondent in the audience on Mon. 9/21 when Secretary Stephen Chu delivered the keynote speech at GridWeek. What's his plan for The Smart Grid?
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Posted by Webmaster
on 9/16/2009
This blog consists of "final comments" from the NECA Show -- a wrap-up consisting of photos with captions.
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Posted by Webmaster
on 9/15/2009
Day 3 of NECA Show Coverage: Info on distributor product iCounterMat, pix taken at the booth of the maker of "solar in a box," LEDs in the form of a fluorescent tube, and a Legrand VP with an interesting title.
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Posted by Webmaster
on 9/15/2009
Day 2 of NECA Show Coverage: Solar training, Green Advantage, Platt, WESCO, and other distributors in action, plus a lot more awaits you in our Blog post on the 2nd day of NECA's show, Mon. 9/14. More tomorrow!
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Posted by Webmaster
on 9/14/2009
Blog from Day One of NECA Show in Seattle. Graybar on data centers, Gexpro on green, and a new effort to get electrical contractors interested in energy auditing. More tomorrow!
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Posted by TED Magazine
on 9/9/2009
Howard Brandston, a famous lighting designer, is still going off against the incandescent bulb ban (The Wall Street Journal gave him some space). Renewables funding seems to be en route, according to two other items in this week’s Special Report. Blogger Joe Salimando also found “The LED’s Dark Secret” (it’s droop!) and—yes—a twittering toilet.
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Posted by Webmaster
on 9/2/2009
In this week's Special Report, copper knocks on the door of $3/pound, IBM buys back $73 billion of stock over nine years (to no avail), info about Net Zero Energy buildings, a look at employment data in electrical contracting, intelligent (really!) kitchen cabinets, and architects sleeping in nursing homes.... read more