So many Grid Reforms, so little time...

A blogger on Power Encounter recently made me aware of an Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) report on the different grid modernization efforts underway in the US, and a comparison of their efforts.

http://www.electricitydeliveryforum.org/pdfs/EPRI_Report_1-07.pdf

It makes a good read, comparing the initiatives on their technical meris. I think it does not give enough credibility to the liberalizing and energizing effect of markets on innovation, and thereby underplays the benefits of GridWise AC.

New Daedalus

Daedalus designed buildings, automated statues, and built wings for human flight. Daedalus worked by eye and hand, his designs scratched with a stylus on wax tablets. Until recently, we merely perfected his means of work, using better pens, and paper, and finally drawing on computers.

It is only recently that we have begun to leave the methods of Daedalus behind.

Simulations and digital twins guide each decision. Intelligence, or at least behaviors, imbue each system and device. Cyberphysical systems replace household servants and chauffeurs, operate factories, and manage energy logistics. The most pressing concerns are how intelligent systems and buildings will respond to us, and to each other.