Colin Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 The north east power grid is suffering right? Accordingto NPR today, electric utilities still don't have a good idea of where power isneeded when. My American Power Company Uninterrupted Power Supply plugs into myPC through a USB cable and its software informs me of its status. Why can’t thesame software notify my local electric utility of voltage fluctuations andpower outages? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 The north east power grid is suffering right? According to NPR today, electric utilities still don't have a good idea of where power is needed when. My American Power Company Uninterrupted Power Supply plugs into my PC through a USB cable and its software informs me of its status. Why can’t the same software notify my local electric utility of voltage fluctuations and power outages? There is the equivalent of this here. There is a push by the power companies/politicians to forcibly connect your entire house to this system, thereby allowing "big brother" to shut off your fridge or A/C or water heater (electric ones that is) at will. This techology (Smart Grid) provides a crutch to allow power companies to further decrease the system's overall generation margin, making the complex and historially unstable eastern interconnect even more complex and less likely to survive the next big solar storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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