Comments on: Smart Grid Gets Clipped in Michigan http://gigaom.com/2010/08/23/smart-grid-gets-clipped-in-michigan/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:21:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: hsr0601 http://gigaom.com/2010/08/23/smart-grid-gets-clipped-in-michigan/#comment-270659 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:07:35 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=64301#comment-270659 1.   The existence of plug-in cars might be a big boon to electrical utilities so they can afford to further broaden renewable energy base.  

2.   Better still, plug-in cars will charge mostly overnight with the untapped electricity without having to build another power plant.

3.   To the best of my knowledge, EVs manage to power houses for upwards of 3 days or so. Also, for a majority of motorists, their driving time is said to stand at around 1 hour, meaning the low-risk of overload.

]]> By: Richard P. Edwards III http://gigaom.com/2010/08/23/smart-grid-gets-clipped-in-michigan/#comment-263900 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:08:33 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=64301#comment-263900 Why would anyone be surprised. The smart grid meters have been in question by a whole lot of the rate payers who saw bills increase upon installation of the devices. The suppliers response, studies resulting in data supporting the supplier and the out sourced contractors meter conversions. The fact that the studies were payed for by the suppliers vouching for the accurracy.
It reminds me of investment rating companies paid by the companies they were rating, or the drug companies paying others to study the safety of new drug products who were being paid by them, or the gambling industry vouching for slot machines with studies based on data from firms who they were paying.

Hard to pass the smell test, no surprise given the obvious cost of being caught already being factored in to the sale price equation as it relates to the profits/revenue gained in the interim.

It is too bad given the good that could come from endeavors based in honesty. “What the heck do I know”.

Regards.

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