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Rick Nicholson, the resident smart-grid wonk at IDC Energy Insights, recently coined the clever phrase “combined heat and computing” to describe a concept that surfaced a few weeks ago in a story in The New York Times about the possibility of using data servers to heat homes. In a commentary about the Times story, Nicholson [...]
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Several key smart grid areas will experience growth in 2012, according to predictions made by IDC Energy Insights. These fields include smart meters, distribution automation (DA), plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) and lithium-ion bat... Read Post

IDC Energy Insights is one of the smart grid sector’s top research firms. Each year it issues its top 10 predictions for energy and utilities. I attended this year’s webinar and came away with my own version, which I’ve shared with ... Read Post

The utility industry gets much attention about sector-wide disruptions triggered by new Smart Grid regulatory policy, technology, and financial drivers on the path to grid modernization.  But the insurance sector is also facing real... Read Post