Comments on: Startup Gridco wants to build a next-gen power grid that looks like the Internet http://gigaom.com/2013/01/28/startup-gridco-wants-to-build-a-next-gen-power-grid-that-looks-like-the-internet/ Sat, 25 May 2013 06:11:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: EricG http://gigaom.com/2013/01/28/startup-gridco-wants-to-build-a-next-gen-power-grid-that-looks-like-the-internet/#comment-1304989 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:17:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=605217#comment-1304989 One major problem with developing diverse routes for electricity is that you lose energy. Bits going through diverse routes are repeated by switches in the route, you really can’t do that with electricity, no matter what kind of transformer you are using. Eventually you run out of energy.

The other problem is that the margins on grid operators are extremely low, and adding renewables at “net metering” (IE retail) rates just compound the problem. Capital outlays for redundant paths aren’t a big priority when uptime is already in the 99.9% range, and most people aren’t willing to pay for that extra .099%

]]> By: James Collins http://gigaom.com/2013/01/28/startup-gridco-wants-to-build-a-next-gen-power-grid-that-looks-like-the-internet/#comment-1304920 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:33:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=605217#comment-1304920 Glad somebody is working in that direction. However, 20 million look like a drop in the ocean. This project seems to require a lot more funds than that but I hope the guys can raise enough.

]]> By: Cristian De Mitri http://gigaom.com/2013/01/28/startup-gridco-wants-to-build-a-next-gen-power-grid-that-looks-like-the-internet/#comment-1304905 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:58:49 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=605217#comment-1304905 Reblogged this on groundbreaking winds and commented:
The next-gen power grid!

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