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- BigCalvin247, on 10/23/2009, -3/+18Am I the only person that thought of Ubuntu after seeing that thumbnail?
- Meltz014, on 10/23/2009, -4/+14"Optimises assets and operates efficiently
A Smart Grid will be able to generate more power through the existing systems by optimizing them, allowing the reduction of power-flow waste and maximizing the distribution of lowest-costgeneration sources. the harmonization of local distribution with the interregional energy flows will improve the current use of grid assets, reducing grid congestion and potentially outages/disruptions."
...i just hate all this buzzword bull crap that means absolutely nothing. Can this paragraph be any more ambiguous? - titoelgato, on 10/23/2009, -1/+11There you go Germany.
- SmooveO, on 10/23/2009, -4/+13I originally read that as "How Smart Girls Can Save Us All". Got especially excited a the thumbnail with circles...
- Knowa22, on 10/23/2009, -0/+7This paragraph isn't really ambiguous at all.
A smart grid cuts waste, combines small-scale inputs effectively, and does it without blackouts. Pretty straightforward. - StigNordas, on 10/23/2009, -1/+6Those Deutschlanders are so damn clever!
- DiggyWiggy, on 10/23/2009, -0/+5One downside is by connecting the energy grid to corporate networks or the Internet, we could potentially create new opportunities for malicious hackers. Some links below illustrate some current security qualms.
Luckily, our good friends at NIST (National Institute for Standards and Technology) will be the ones “setting ground rules on what the government will require from smart grid projects.” I think we can trust them because they've always objectively analyzed information and produced accurate results. NIST <3s U.S.A.
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/ariel-schwartz/sus ...
http://www.greenercomputing.com/blog/2009/09/01/fo ...
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/hackin ... - houseofbacon, on 10/23/2009, -0/+5This article does absolutely nothing to mention how smart grids will save us all. It's about Germany's future plans for alternative energy.
- chadpryor, on 10/23/2009, -3/+8Am I the first person to be reminded of...
Oh wait I guess I'm not. - inactive, on 10/23/2009, -0/+4Why is there so much enthusiasm for solar farms in Africa? Massive sandstorms, long-distance transmission, and hostile countries are just the top three reasons why it's a bad idea to rely on this pipe dream.
- recruz, on 10/23/2009, -0/+4@Knowa22 is right- you need to be able to see your daily, as well as the consumption of each applicance per day- I actually want to buy one of those single outlet monitors to see how much electricity each of my appliances take up
- inactive, on 10/23/2009, -2/+6The thought that wind & solar power are somehow a viable alternative to nuclear power is ludicrous....
....unless you WANT to pay 5X what you are currently paying for electricity. - Knowa22, on 10/23/2009, -0/+3Real-time monitoring is much more effective
- dillydobbs, on 10/23/2009, -2/+5Nothing can go wrong with this plan ..................they would never tell us what we can have on or off
- BigCalvin247, on 10/23/2009, -1/+4Did you purposely copy my comment from above or are we telepathically linked?
- Jektal, on 10/23/2009, -0/+2Kill-a-watt
- doctechnical, on 10/23/2009, -0/+2I'd love to have some sort of outlet-by-outlet logging so I can figure out where the big gobblers are and how to time-shift activities.
Now as long as that information stays with me, I love the idea. What I DON'T want is Big Brother getting his hands on my data.
And if you're not at least a little paranoid about such a thing, think how such a report would be able to help the police track down grow rooms. Need I say more? - Knowa22, on 10/23/2009, -1/+3Maybe not on their own, but when combined, solar, wind, tide, geothermal, biomass, etc can be loaded onto the grid constantly and supply more than enough power. And there's no radioactive waste to deal with...
- Ibox, on 10/23/2009, -0/+2I agree that Nuclear power is our best single option, but why put you eggs in one basket? Nukes are expensive, there is no reason to put one in an area where wind or solar power would work just as well.
- inactive, on 10/23/2009, -1/+3They already have everything they need to "monitor their electricity consumption"...
...it's called the monthly bill.....duh! - mwtapp, on 10/23/2009, -2/+4But energy benders are so much fun?
- donotclickjim, on 10/23/2009, -0/+2while we are at it can we please bury the power lines? i'm tired of looking at the dang power poles all over the place and the dang birds that perch on top of them and poop on my car as I pass under.
also, why not run fiber to every home if we are creating distributive grids to allow consumers to supply energy anyways. i'm sure that will require additional infrastructure changes so we might as well kill all these birds with one stone. dang birds and their poop! - Ibox, on 10/23/2009, -1/+2Smart girls??? you were hoping wern't you?
- ratnacage, on 10/28/2009, -0/+1Nah, he is just a fail troll.
- jebusjay, on 10/23/2009, -0/+1Nice, I thought I was the only one.
- eanbowman, on 10/23/2009, -0/+1No, I still can't get the Ubuntu logo out of my mind looking at it.
- doctechnical, on 10/23/2009, -2/+3If we do away with a lot of needless regulations we can make nuclear energy much cheaper. And one huge advantage a reactor has over wind or solar is that it can go to full capacity pretty much 24x7. When it's night time and the wind is calm the others ain't doing you much good.
- throneofdreams, on 10/23/2009, -0/+1The infographic does.
- Idiggapony, on 10/24/2009, -0/+1Dugg for blurring of the line between literal and metaphorical. Also I'm sick of all the bird poop.
- ousthouse, on 10/23/2009, -3/+4Basically, it's saying that they'll only let you run your air conditioner at night in order to lower demand during the peak hours.
- ru155, on 10/23/2009, -1/+2It's not to say Nuclear is the "single basket" but the one entity that should be receiving the most funding. It's proven technology that is wonderfully safe and efficient. The research funding should go to develop ways to use the byproduct: http://www.intellectualventures.com/terrapowervide ...
Besides, nameplate wind/solar power doesn't mean actual output. When an article says someone is installing a "400 MW" wind farm, it's actual output tends to be somewhere around 8-15%. Compare that to Nuclear's 100%. - anthropodeus, on 10/23/2009, -0/+1but this has 7 orbiting circles instead of 3. it's like . . . überbuntu
- ru155, on 10/23/2009, -1/+2Can we please note the big problem with this thumbnail? The idea of "energy storage" is still not reality. Once energy is generated it is immediatly on the grid and must be used immediately or it is wasted.
Side note, the U.S. grid has a max range of 650 miles of energy transport before it is completely lost. the further you are from the source the greater amount of energy it takes to reach you.
I'm all for using all sources, but Nuclear is the key right now. If Nuclear got the same huge subsidies that Wind/Solar etc do (along with stopping gov't red tape), then it would be wildly cheaper. - ispiele, on 10/23/2009, -0/+1Same here.
- Idiggapony, on 10/24/2009, -0/+1I made the same mistake. Thought I must have been the only one. Because, you know, "grids" isn't really all that much like "girls."
That's fine, though. Smart grids are nice too. - Idiggapony, on 10/24/2009, -0/+1Bottom line: half of us are here because we thought the title said "smart girls," rather than "smart grids." The other half are here because we thought that was the Ubuntu logo in the thumbnail.
- Ghostwo, on 10/23/2009, -0/+1You know the Germans always make good stuff.
- nyxerebos, on 10/23/2009, -0/+1FTA: "Currently it is still very difficult for consumers to see how much electricity they are using," - do people in the rest of the world not have electricity meters? Mine beeps every few units, so its hard not to know how much you're using.
- pizzaface200, on 10/24/2009, -0/+1but then wouldn't that make peak hours not peak and make night hours peak and then.......*head explodes*
- poitsplace, on 10/23/2009, -0/+0They have a meter out back.
- recruz, on 10/23/2009, -3/+3Give consumers a way to monitor their electricity consumption and they will.
- inactive, on 10/23/2009, -0/+0lol.....sooooo naive!
- cheddaro, on 10/23/2009, -1/+1I thought that so much that I came here to make the obligatory sandwich jokes, but then saw your comment and got very confused.
Now I just want a sandwich.... - Meltz014, on 10/23/2009, -1/+1Yeah, but they make it sound like an entirely new paradigm (hey look at that buzzword!) when really all that's happening is improving on what already exists...right?
- elanthedon, on 10/23/2009, -3/+3Ain't nothing saving us
- Long189, on 10/24/2009, -1/+1Top secret Nazi Superubuntu
- Mikey129, on 10/23/2009, -4/+4No it won't
- MadManElmo, on 10/23/2009, -5/+4This reminds me of Ubuntu!!!
- poitsplace, on 10/23/2009, -1/+0Indeed, all because many greens are unrealistic morons that care more for a migrating bird than a human being. We COULD have been developing nicer nuclear plants this whole time (Thorium fueled, molten salt reactors look like the technology we need to use). There are enough verified Thorium reserves to last 8 billion people 100 years at 40 kw/hr per day per person (the US per capita consumption)...and its estimated that the reserves are probably about twice that size.
Or as I said above, they never think of doing sensible stuff like using solar-thermal with a natural gas backup...everything must be 100% carbon free rather than...workable. -
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