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Written by Don McDonnell
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Wednesday, 21 October 2009 23:33 |
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ATLANTA – October 22, 2009 The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) Smart Grid Society held its inaugural information meeting on September 30, 2009 to a sell out crowd. Breaking records for a TAG society meeting for both pre-registration and on site attendance, the newly formed Smart Grid Society breakfast drew over 160 registered attendees from across Georgia and as far as North Carolina and Alabama. Ninety Seven percent (97%) of attendees rated the session as outstanding or good.
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Written by Don McDonnell
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Monday, 05 October 2009 19:00 |
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ATLANTA - Oct 6, 2009 - Once the realm of energy wonks and technology nerds, Smart Grid entered the mainstream consumer consciousness at breakneck speed in 2009. As major technology companies including Google, Cisco, and Microsoft thundered onto the Smart Grid trail in 2009, mainstream business and consumer media -- interested in selling advertising and aggregating consumer eyeballs -- have turned their attention in vast majority to the consumer facing components of Smart Grid technology including smart meters, home area networks, and home energy automation. All in all this is a very positive development, but some privacy caution lights are flashing. These critical technology platforms are just one aspect of the larger range of technology and systems encompassed by the Smart Grid.
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Written by Don McDonnell
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Thursday, 03 September 2009 19:00 |
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ATLANTA – Sep 4, 2009 – A diverse group of utility and energy technology industry stakeholders have come together to advance smart grid in the State of Georgia. The non profit Technology Association of Georgia’s Smart Grid Society board of directors was formed this past Spring. It’s been my honor to serve as a board member of this all volunteer group that The McDonnell Group now supports as a silver sponsor.
The mission of the TAG Smart Grid society is to educate, enlighten and accelerate the development of Smart Grid in Georgia by exploring key technologies and collaborations necessary to drive Smart Grid systems into reality.
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Written by Don McDonnell
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Sunday, 02 August 2009 19:00 |
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ATLANTA - Aug 3, 2009 – Does today’s smart grid fever embody the long anticipated societal tipping point for energy efficiency advocacy and a renewed consumer energy consciousness in the United States? For some insight, I revisited one of my favorite books published thirty years ago this year, Daniel Yergin's co-edited Energy Future: Report of The Energy Project at The Harvard Business School.
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Written by Don McDonnell
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Wednesday, 01 July 2009 22:57 |
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ATLANTA - July 1, 2009 – Like the ‘big kid’ at the summer pool party doing a cannon ball, Microsoft jumped into the smart grid deep end this past week with its announcement of the Hohm energy management solution. With fortuitous PR timing coinciding with the Department of Energy’s release of final guidance for smart grid stimulus funding, Hohm has the potential to become a market game changer in the space and positions Microsoft to splash water all over its rival Google’s Power Meter.
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