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I heard an interesting story once about how if you place a frog in a pan of water and begin to gradually heat the water, the frog will remain in the pan until it is boiled to death. If you take that same frog and place it in a pan of boiling water, the frog will jump out immediately. I share this story with you to illustrate the challenge the energy industry faces today as industry leaders begin to discern the changes that are taking place within the electric industry.
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A recent survey from Energy Business Intelligence reports that "Electric Plug Loads Keep On Growing."
Key findings include that electronic plug loads are the fastest-growing category of household energy use. Research indicates that the annual energy use of plug loads varies from about 15 to 20 percent of residential electricity use, and may comprise 29 percent of household energy use by 2030.
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The initial steps in the development of this business model, which is under a contractual agreement with C.H. Guernsey, is the asset inventory of each organization. This will provide a comprehensive look at what current investments each organization has made and how these investments can be jointly leveraged for greater return on investment. Today's technology and smart grid enables partnerships such as this to work seamlessly toward meeting today's challenges, along with opening new opportunities for economic benefits to both the organization and consumers. The asset investigation and inventory phase includes the following:
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As the world becomes more technologically advanced, new products and services are becoming more readily available to improve the quality of life of energy users and to help conserve resources through in-home automation systems. In-home or building automation can take many forms: energy consumption displays, home appliance monitoring, timers for watering lawns and gardens or lights set to automatically come on and go off. The possibilities are endless.
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Smart Energy Source will be releasing the MySource Meter and MySource Operations online and mobile applications to additional partners at the end of August.
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As smart grid begins to enter into the mainstream of the energy sector, many hurdles and challenges will be faced. Smart grid presents significant contrast from the present business model and how utilities confront these challenges will determine its successes or failures. Over the next several years utilities across the country will deploy advanced sensors, communications infrastructure and control systems that will disrupt the current business model of the way we produce, deliver and use energy.
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Today’s utility environment is being reshaped by a number of forces and trends. These forces are dynamic and are converging to create complex situations for utility leaders. By nature, utilities have been slow to change and have traditionally been inefficient in areas of business continuity and service delivery.
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Smart Energy Source continues to make progress with the implementation of smart grid case studies. One specific area where case studies are being initiated is at the residential level. The future grid provides many opportunities to enable consumer participation. The critical question is how can utilities, regulators and policy makers work together to make smart grid initiatives a win-win situation.
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IMS Research reported a huge surge in solar PV module shipments so far this year. A forecast from ABI Research anticipates that in the next five years, smart grid spending could reach almost $46 billion, with much of that for upgrades to our outdated transmission and distribution infrastructure. Just the other day, Wall Street expressed more interest in smart grid components. Smart grid initiatives and investments have far reaching implications on multiple markets. The Smart Energy Source consortium launched by Central Rural Electric Cooperative, Oklahoma State University, the City of Stillwater and C.H. Guernsey continues to make strides in identifying the overriding risks and benefits to all smart grid stakeholders.
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