This has been one of my faves in the series. It seems clear that the technology needed to effectively manage the grid is in our reach. The biggest concern I have is what happens in deregulated states? Here in Pennsylvania, Investor-Owned distribution utilities cannot own generation. My question is what happens when the intelligent grid gains full control of power generation resources? Are they no longer buying power in a marketplace of generators or are they controlling assets they don't own? At the regulatory level this all gets very murky.
This has been one of my faves in the series. It seems clear that the technology needed to effectively manage the grid is in our reach. The biggest concern I have is what happens in deregulated states? Here in Pennsylvania, Investor-Owned distribution utilities cannot own generation. My question is what happens when the intelligent grid gains full control of power generation resources? Are they no longer buying power in a marketplace of generators or are they controlling assets they don't own? At the regulatory level this all gets very murky.