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A Holistic Power View of 5G
Could the billions and billions of devices IoT promised by the rollout of 5G have an unintended impact of destabilizing or even taking down the grid? That was a question that bothered Brian Zahnstecher last year. Zahnstecher, Principal at PowerRox is well-positioned to answer this question, as he and his firm consult on power electronics…
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Driving Efficiency With a Price Insensitive Customer
Jarrett Simon of Centerpoint Energy talks about the challenge of driving efficiency when customers are somewhat price insensitive. He talks about the importance of being able to use the data from the Smart Meters and providing the consumer with specific actions that will help them with their energy consumption.
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A New Use for an Old iPhone
What to do with the some 50 million iPhones that were replaced last year; put them in a drawer, junk them, resell them? People Power provides an interesting approach to reusing these functionally good devices through its recently released People Power Presence. The above video overview with People Power’s CTO and co-founder, David Moss, explains their app…
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Sprinting to More Efficient Energy
Wireless technologies as a facilitator of energy efficiency is the topic of the above interview with Sprint’s Brian Huey. With over 14 years of experience in this market, Sprint is more than the wireless connection to the meter, as it helps to provide utilities with an end-to-end solution for improved operations. Huey talks about some…
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A Tool for Finding Energy Efficiency Improvements
Rory Jones compares what is happening in the utility business as to what happened to the telecommunications industry after the 1996 Telecommunications Act. In this context, Jones indicates that it is more important than ever for utilities to be able to reach out to consumers. Their tool allows the consumer to see a business case…
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Nuances of Smart Energy Profile 2.0
Doug Houseman of EnerNex discusses Smart Energy Profile 2.0 and its role in the smart grid and smart home. [ViodiTV coverage of the Smart Energy Summit 2013 brought to you by Parks Associates.]
