GLG News by Automated Metering Experts

Title is misleading, though the article is well written. It ignores many other ways to consume solar and paints with a broad brush. I agree with the conclusions on photovoltaic.

The use of solar power should be activated within the city of Los Angeles but at what price?  Brian D’Arcy business manager of IBEW Local 18 has negotiated a contract to help make DWP the highest salaried city utility agency in the United States.  This has caused significant rate increases...

Biomass is now very expensive, has a low energy density, and biomass for energy would compete for food.

Wind is a variable resource, producing power only when the wind does not blow too slow or too fast. Balancing it with the customer load will be important Wind needs more ancillary services than conventional generation because of its variable nature. Estimates are 1MW of conventional generation for every...

The EU, which relies on Russia for around 29% of its gas supplies, is keen to develop new sources of supply. The countries of Central Asia (and Turkmenistan in particular) have long been targeted as potential suppliers though there are major obstacles which include lack of alternative...

The utility metering industry is going through rapid aggregation worldwide.  The recent announcement of Itron (USA) buying Actaris (France) follows just a few months after the announcement of the Bayard Group's (Australia) acquisition of Cellnet (USA).  Both Actaris and Bayard's Landis+Gyr...