Tag Archives: smart grid

Smart thermostats make for smarter grids

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Ray

We have been discussing off and on how smart power meters (see Smart metering data storage appetite) and intelligent sensors (see the Sensor cloud comes home) such as smart thermostats generate copious amounts of data.  Sensors and meters such as these … Continue reading →

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Smart metering’s data storage appetite

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Ray

A couple of years back I was talking with a storage person from PG&E and he was concerned about the storage performance aspects of installing smart meters in California.  I saw a website devoted to another electric company in California … Continue reading →

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