Digital Energy Pioneers: 50-plus Exclusive Interviews with the Trailblazers Making Smart Grid a Reality — An Exclusive Smart Grid Today Industry Report
Digital Energy Pioneers: 50-plus Exclusive Interviews with the Trailblazers Making Smart Grid a Reality — An Exclusive Smart Grid Today Industry Report
(PRWEB) October 28, 2011
The smart grid is, in many cases, still experimental. At the same time, there are deployments and certainly many pilots to learn from. Gathered in one document for the first time are over 50 detailed, one-on-one talks with industry leaders making the smart grid a reality today.
In this 100+ page report, Smart Grid Today’s experienced energy journalists interview the electric industry leaders, luminaries, gurus and field captains who are creating the new digital energy industry.
These exclusive interviews reveal insights, analyses, cautions, tips, tricks, predictions, fears, hopes and realizations about the new frontier in energy technology — and are now available in “Digital Energy Pioneers,” an exclusive industry report from Smart Grid Today – the independent journal of the digital energy industry.
No other source offers the wealth of useful knowledge and experience that Smart Grid Today works to compile every business day — and no other report offers the very best examples of that exclusive reporting over the last 12 months.
Smart Grid Today’s “Digital Energy Pioneers” special report features exclusive insight and perspective from these industry leaders making the smart grid a reality today:
George Arnold, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Aneesh Chopra, Department of Homeland Security
Thierry Godart, Siemens
Erich Gunther, Smart Grid Interoperability Panel
Reed Hundt, Coalition for Green Capital
Chris King, EMeter
Tom King, National Grid
Philip Moeller, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Michael Peevey, California PUC
Bob Shapard, GridWise Alliance
Michael Assante, National Board of Information Security Examiners
R Blake, Comverge
Tom Bowles, New Mexico Governor’s Office
David Brewster, EnerNOC
Dave Curry, Demand Energy Networks
Joel deJesus, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
Steve Delp, Best Buy
Larisa Dobriansky, Department of Energy
Rick Duke, Department of Energy
Patty Durand, Smart Grid Consumer Collaboration
Evan Gaddis, National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Geraldo Guimaraes, Elster
Robert Haastert, Accenture
Darren Highfill, UtiliSec
Robert Ichord, US Agency for International Development
Itai Karelic, Greenlet
Willett Kempton, University of Delaware
Tim Lindquist, Portus
Colum Lundt, Bridge Energy Group
Dan Malone, Consumers Energy
Kristin Mayes, Arizona Corp Commission
Brewster McCracken, Pecan Street Project
Paul Molitor, National Electrical Manufacturers Association
Austin Montgomery, Carnegie Mellon University
Bill Moroney, Utilities Telecom Council
Rafi Musher, Stax
LeRoy Nosbaum, Itron
Robert Powelson, Pennsylvania PUC
Pat Romano, Coulomb Technologies
Nachum Sadan, Amperion
Tatsuya Shinkawa, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
Jonathan Silver, Department of Energy
Jeff Stewart, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Kazuyuki Takada, University of New Mexico
Scott Trout, Salt River Project
Adrian Tuck, Tendril
Cheri Warren, National Grid
Michael Wyde, National Institute of Health
Tom Zarrella, SustainX
Table of contents:
Experts sound alarm about small vendors in developing nations
NEMA executive sees utilities, DOD partnering more on microgrids
Project reimbursement decisions should be local: former DOE official
National Grid expanding summits, to better engage communities
Consumers Energy chooses SmartSynch for large AMI deployment
DOE reaches out to grant winners overwhelmed by cyber security
Rights activist, modernization advocate: ‘Tap genius … on front end’
CHOPRA: Ease access to energy use data and customers will come
NEMA prepares to release testing scheme
With distributors aplenty, Germany among ‘slowest-moving’ nations
Cyber security experts question NERC’s approach to standards
Nosbaum will first draw clear roadmap to calm Itron investors
Greenlet, Efficiency 2.0 work on broad DR pilot in Illinois
AEP finds 2 uses for technology developed with Amperion
Consultant exploring how to stimulate US EV market
Former NERC executive points to needed changes
NEDO: Nuclear uncertainty may mean more Japanese smart grid
Big RF study relevant to meters? Check in 3 years, researcher says
Despite Japan’s devastation, NM project scope and schedule stand
New Elster exec: Brazil’s standards to unlock huge market
Pecan Street’s new lab to explore interoperability, its director says
EMeter’s King pushing White House for measurable goals
Best Buy reveals passion for smart grid education, success
Bridge Energy completes audit of Cobb EMC deployment
Savings from early meters help pay for rest at Salt River Project
As Japan assesses disaster, New Mexico project hangs on
Professor explains how EVs will replace lots of power plant
Carnegie Mellon takes smart grid maturity model to next level
University of New Mexico joins Japan-US smart grid demo project
Outgoing UTC CEO shares parting view of electric industry
As ‘green banks’ sprout around globe, Hundt wants them here
Livermore puts utilities in charge of smart grid simulations
New Pennsylvania PUC chairman brings smart-grid agenda
Brussels-based smart grid group prepares for 1st public event
Arnold, Gunther report on progress of smart grid standards efforts
Gunther, Arnold put state of smart grid standards in perspective
Demand Energy Networks to open its 1st big storage deployment
Comverge CEO Young explains how DR is growing up
New Coulomb CEO reveals EV market strategies, challenges
Australia’s Portus starts EV integration pilot in Queensland
Tendril CEO puts customer app suite Energize into context
Amperion CEO Sadan makes case for high-speed PLC
Loan program funds solar plant, vows more smart grid support
‘Whole new effort’ at schooling consumers coming this year
GridWise chairman vows close scrutiny of upgrades in US
California’s Peevey revels in ‘being on the cutting edge’ of smart grid
Comverge CEO expects to hire 50, grow revenue 30% next year
MOELLER: FERC has ‘much work’ to do on interop standards
Arizona regulator struggles with popularity of solar rebates
SustainX to debut new compressed-air storage in 2012
EnerNOC president tells us why DR deserves full-LMP
New network of governments to focus first on smart grid inventory
2 dozen Russian energy specialists set to visit US this year
Tendril deal motivated by importance of being touchy-feely
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Get perspectives and insight from the industry leaders making the smart grid a reality today in over 50 detailed, one-on-one talks — now available in Smart Grid Today’s exclusive industry report, “Digital Energy Pioneers.” Download immediately at http://www.smartgridtoday.com/pioneers-report?affID=prwreport or call +1-301-769-6804 (888-471-4447 toll-free in US & Canada) to order.
About Smart Grid Today: The independent journal of the digital energy industry is published 247 times a year by Modern Markets Intelligence, Inc. The newsletter began publishing in April 2009.
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