IN OUR FUTURE—A SMART GRID STANDARD?

摘要

SMART METERING IS COMING—and it will change everything, says CygNet Software, a provider of enterprise software solutions for the energy industry. Proponents of smart metering promise that the technology will give home or business users the power to dynamically adjust between natural gas and electricity depending on real-time measures of usage (i.e., demand), supply and cost. As this capability evolves, the borders between the electric power and natural gas industries will gradually become more fluid from the market's point of view.