Comments on: Using Energy Demand Management to increase uptake of wind power

By: The Electricity 2.0 revolution has begun

The Electricity 2.0 revolution has begun — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:02:41 +0000

[...] wrote my first Greenmonk post about Smart Grids and Demand Response back in April 2008 and followed up with a few more in the next few weeks including one in June 2008 where I said the [...]

By: David

David — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:28:00 +0000

Nice post. Looks like wind power is really starting to get some serious consideration in Australia now.

By: Why don't we already have a real time market for electricity?

Why don't we already have a real time market for electricity? — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:56:18 +0000

[...] Demand Response is such a good idea and will help get more renewables onto the grid, why isn’t it being embraced by the grid [...]

By: leif

leif — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:39:32 +0000

all sounds good but we should try and get people to recycle first . it hurts there pockets and they still pay

200% increase in fuel for cars and do we drive less no

if demand sit management will work will i only be able to wash my close when its wind e

sounds like a few things are missing fortcating of wind is a bit variable at present

By: Greenmonk: the blog : Energy Demand Management trials

Greenmonk: the blog : Energy Demand Management trials — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:25:40 +0000

[...] Demand Management is a topic we have covered a few times on this blog already because we believe it will be a vital component in helping us [...]

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Wed, 21 May 2008 14:46:28 +0000

Once the American military release the final details of their Depleted Uranium batteries, small electric cars will become hugely popular and any excess power you have will be quickly absorbed to power them. The Americans plan on using their desert areas to produce electricity once the price of oil justifies the costs involved, so expect technological breakthroughs and mass produced equipment for this purpose to hit the world markets soon. These controls will be adaptable to windpower situations and much reduce the cost of development for any system, including small hydro-electric ones.

By: Greenmonk Associates : Note to SAP: Finding A Cheaper Travel Option isn’t Innovation

Tue, 20 May 2008 10:09:11 +0000

[...] much for energy demand management. I think we’ll tag that “could do better”. I appreciate this was just a simple [...]

By: Greenmonk Associates : Carbon Dioxide Kicks Off Java One

Greenmonk Associates : Carbon Dioxide Kicks Off Java One — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:26:24 +0000

[...] an Internet of Things. That is an internet where all devices are connected to the network. From an energy demand management perspective monitoring in incredibly important. Hopefully Sun will start bringing environmental [...]

By: Greenmonk Associates : Energy Demand Management II - the sequel!

Greenmonk Associates : Energy Demand Management II - the sequel! — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:11:26 +0000

[...] post I wrote about energy demand management (EDM) last week certainly stimulated some discussion and got people thinking – always [...]

By: Ludovic

Ludovic — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:58:32 +0000

Unfortunately we’re still a long way behind in the UK (like with most environmental issues): the man from EDF came to change my meter the other day, because the night-tariff wasn’t working (turns out it was removed by the electrician who rewired my place, another proof he wasn’t good but I still got the part P certificate from his mate, says a lot about self-certification).

Anyway, the point is that the man said having a dual tariff is often more expensive. I said I’d look into it but since my meter has 2 dials, I could do both. But as usual, it’s not simple: they would need to change the meter again to go back to single tariff (too complicated to add up 2 readings?).

Bottom line:
- Smart meters are still a long way in the UK (like reading through power lines, GSM chips or RFID + truck in the street). In many countries, all new builds have meters that can be accessed from the outside)…

- It already takes a pHD to work out your better tariff, I wonder what consumer adoption is going to be -UNLESS, it’s fully automated. We’re a long long way of linking appliances to the meter to my mind….