Comments on: Smart Grid or Strong Grid? Comment on Ken Maize http://www.masterresource.org/2009/07/smart-grid-or-strong-grid-comment-on-ken-maize/ A free-market energy blog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:13:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Strong & Smart Grid | Intelligent Utility http://www.masterresource.org/2009/07/smart-grid-or-strong-grid-comment-on-ken-maize/comment-page-1/#comment-3392 Strong & Smart Grid | Intelligent Utility Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:31:12 +0000 http://masterresource.org/?p=3625#comment-3392 [...] & Smart Grid Posted on: Tue, 07/21/2009 - 5:53am - By: javs@ieee.org Smart Grid or Strong Grid? Comment on Ken Maize is a timely post by by Robert Michaels, on July 8, 2009, in MasterResource: A free-market [...] [...] & Smart Grid Posted on: Tue, 07/21/2009 – 5:53am – By: javs@ieee.org Smart Grid or Strong Grid? Comment on Ken Maize is a timely post by by Robert Michaels, on July 8, 2009, in MasterResource: A free-market [...]

]]> By: Strong & Smart Grid http://www.masterresource.org/2009/07/smart-grid-or-strong-grid-comment-on-ken-maize/comment-page-1/#comment-1968 Strong & Smart Grid Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:50:32 +0000 http://masterresource.org/?p=3625#comment-1968 This is an upgrade to my previous comment. This is an upgrade to my previous comment.

]]> By: José Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio, Ph.D. http://www.masterresource.org/2009/07/smart-grid-or-strong-grid-comment-on-ken-maize/comment-page-1/#comment-1967 José Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio, Ph.D. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:05:29 +0000 http://masterresource.org/?p=3625#comment-1967 I love the concept of the Strong Grid, as it fits nicely with the Electricity Without Price Controls (EWPC) Architecture Framework (EWPC-AF) that has emerged to replace the Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) Architecture Framework (IOUs-AF). This is how it fits. The Smart Grid is based on the policy: economy first, system performance second. The strong Grid is based on system performance first, economy second. A Strong Grid will result in a simple, not simplistic, power industry, which can be divided into two highly cohesive systems that are lightly coupled and that mutually reinforce each other. The systems are a primary regulated power service transportation system and a secondary open market commercialization business system. That is my key discovery. Please go to the EWPC Blog (my website) to learn about the Greek Tragedy that will cost the American ratepayers and/or taxpayers billions of dollars. I love the concept of the Strong Grid, as it fits nicely with the Electricity Without Price Controls (EWPC) Architecture Framework (EWPC-AF) that has emerged to replace the Investor Owned Utilities (IOUs) Architecture Framework (IOUs-AF).

This is how it fits. The Smart Grid is based on the policy: economy first, system performance second. The strong Grid is based on system performance first, economy second.

A Strong Grid will result in a simple, not simplistic, power industry, which can be divided into two highly cohesive systems that are lightly coupled and that mutually reinforce each other. The systems are a primary regulated power service transportation system and a secondary open market commercialization business system. That is my key discovery.

Please go to the EWPC Blog (my website) to learn about the Greek Tragedy that will cost the American ratepayers and/or taxpayers billions of dollars.

]]> By: Cooler Heads Digest 10 July 2009 | GlobalWarming.org http://www.masterresource.org/2009/07/smart-grid-or-strong-grid-comment-on-ken-maize/comment-page-1/#comment-1965 Cooler Heads Digest 10 July 2009 | GlobalWarming.org Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:26:32 +0000 http://masterresource.org/?p=3625#comment-1965 [...] Smart Grid or Strong Grid? Robert Michaels, MasterResource.org, 8 July 2009 [...] [...] Smart Grid or Strong Grid? Robert Michaels, MasterResource.org, 8 July 2009 [...]

]]> By: Jim Clarkson http://www.masterresource.org/2009/07/smart-grid-or-strong-grid-comment-on-ken-maize/comment-page-1/#comment-1966 Jim Clarkson Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:47:25 +0000 http://masterresource.org/?p=3625#comment-1966 One of the advantages touted for the smart grid is the use of real-time pricing to communicate marginal costs to customers. Customer responses will then provide much needed feed-back for utility planning. However most of the benefits of such rational planning can be obtained right now with existing equipment. A major problem is that utilities have not properly designed rates to reflect their time-sensitive costs. One of the reasons is that utility rates have the problem of cross-subsidies based on the political clout of customer groups. As Bob says there is a bias in utility planning for capital investment over other alternatives. One of the advantages touted for the smart grid is the use of real-time pricing to communicate marginal costs to customers. Customer responses will then provide much needed feed-back for utility planning. However most of the benefits of such rational planning can be obtained right now with existing equipment. A major problem is that utilities have not properly designed rates to reflect their time-sensitive costs. One of the reasons is that utility rates have the problem of cross-subsidies based on the political clout of customer groups. As Bob says there is a bias in utility planning for capital investment over other alternatives.

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