Governments should ensure that grid or pipeline operators are legally independent and closely regulated.
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And depending on what kind of fuel powers that grid ultimately decides how environmentally-friendly the car actually is.
Despite the consolidation of hardware that grid computing could represent, Sun's Dutra isn't worried about the company's sales.
The penthouse suite gets you off that grid, gives your gaze free range.
The real challenge is to figure out how to achieve the more ambitious goals that Grid enthusiasts have set themselves.
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To the right of that grid are some duplicated controls from the left side that are in easier reach of the copilot.
To the right are large, colorful tiles showing your collection of channels and, beyond that grid is a big ad you can choose to ignore.
Many of these devices are produced with the assumption that grid electricity is "infinite" so, especially in the developing world, there is little incentive to make more efficient products.
Under the new plan, 750 megawatts of new solar power plants will be built within the next 18 months, most likely in areas that aren't connected to the grid or in places that have grid connections but inadequate power supplies, Mr. Kapoor said.
Other options for filling the energy gap would include making greater use of the large number of small generators that the National Grid can call on in time of shortage, and extending the use of contracts that allow the grid to interrupt supply to industrial customers at peak periods.
Today, the electricity we use is carried along a grid of lines and wires that dates back to Thomas Edison, a grid that can't support the demands of clean energy.
ABB, a Swiss-Swedish engineering giant, has also developed brainy software that tracks grid flows several times a second and feeds the information to control systems that can respond within a minute or so.
Further, to make absolutely certain that the grid cannot own any power stations.
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RTOs are one mechanism by which to achieve that goal while enforcing existing laws that ensure grid access is another.
It is precisely because such undertakings would be a nightmare to negotiate over the Internet that the Grid has come into being.
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"HSE's investigation has concluded that National Grid Gas have correctly applied their gas mains maintenance procedures in relation to the low pressure main located at 1-5 Bridge Street, " the report said.
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Cynics reckon that the Grid is merely an excuse by computer scientists to milk the political system for more research grants so they can write yet more lines of useless code.
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If smart meters are rolled out in large numbers this could mean problems as it would give any attacker a way to trick that smart grid into making some catastrophically bad decisions.
The Long Island Power Authority, which serves Long Island and some sections of Queens, said that National Grid, which normally handles operations for LIPA, also would "communicate storm preparation and storm response to the public, " a spokeswoman said.
It is a hybrid because it uses software algorithms to combine two separate requirements: one is to ensure that the grid is capable of operating continuously, while the second is the ability to deal discretely with any system changes on the grid.
That way grid operators could, say, automatically lower the cost of transmitting power from a region with excess to capacity to one with a shortage, instead of letting the problem fester until the peaker plants turn on and phone calls and faxes fly.
The basic idea is, is that we're still using an electricity grid that dates back 100, 150 years ago.
Then came that development of the grid which meant that it was better, more efficient, to go with the division of labour.
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The schools buy "renewable-energy credits" from providers like Community Energy and FPL Energy to ensure that wind and other clean power sources feed the grid that provides their electricity.
It could facilitate investments in electric grid improvements that enable long-distance transmission of renewable energy, as well as provide consistent long-term policy on grid upgrades and electric vehicle charging that makes utility investments predictably worthwhile.
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The goal then is to create a fair market that enforces equal access to the grid and that allows big buyers a choice of supplier.
As with The Loop (and most of the remainder of the Kin's UI, for that matter), contacts are presented as a comic book-style grid that can be managed with a two-finger tap gesture.
Gordon Brown, operations manager of California Independent System Operator, the state agency that oversees the power grid, told CNN Thursday night that the declaration triggered contingency plans to stop pumping water for two hours, during the state's critical power usage hour between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
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He is probably correct that if car batteries can interact with the power grid, that will be the first beachhead.
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And a smart electricity grid that saves you money and moves our economy forward.
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