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British Energy market investigation

British Energy market investigation Competition in the electric industry has been limited for a long time, but customers are realising they have a choice of providers. But how will utilities react to the change in percep…

Could smart meters disrupt the grid?

Could smart meters disrupt the grid? The average economic agent is often used to model the dynamics of simple markets, based on the assumption that the dynamics of a system of many agents can be averaged over in time and…

Improving energy efficiency and smart grid program analysis

Improving energy efficiency and smart grid program analysis Electric utilities and regulators face difficult challenges evaluating new energy efficiency and smart grid programs prompted, in large part, by recent state an…

Taking (rural) customers ‘off grid’ could be viable

Taking (rural) customers ‘off grid’ could be viable Supplying some electricity customers who are a long way from the source of electricity generation “off the grid” could lead to significant cost savings and benefits suc…

Changing uses of the electric grid: reliability challenges and concerns

Changing uses of the electric grid: reliability challenges and concerns New business models and emerging energy technologies, like rooftop solar, microgrids, and distributed generation could put affordable electricity an…

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