EEM helps bear the load of grid stability

摘要

Electricity cannot be stored; it's a realtime commodity―simultaneously delivered and consumed―and accurate and timely information of availability and price must be shared immediately among all players, 24x7, at lightning-fast speeds. Continual, real-time information and control is available through enterprise energy management (EEM) systems, rapidly emerging as a catalyst for change in the electricity industry. The new technology consists of intelligent meters, dispersed throughout power distribution networks, that communicate with remote command-and-control software. Collectively known as EEM, the hardware and software help energy providers adjust supply of electricity in reaction to prices or demand, and energy consumers to adjust demand in reaction to prices or supply, controlling power quantity, quality and cost.