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Monday 21st January 2013
To show or not to show
So how did Sentec go with our 'not quite a product' launch at CES?
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Monday 7th January 2013
Sentec launch MicroMonitor at CES
MicroMonitor is a low cost energy sensing technology which aligns consumer needs with the utility company business model.
Micromonitor gives consumers knowledge about individual appliance energy usage, and is cheap enough for utility companies to provide as part of a service offering, for example.
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Wednesday 13th July 2011
Electricity market reform: baby steps or giant strides?
Buried behind the headlines of nuclear support and ‘stealth green taxes’ there was an unreported seam of good news in yesterday’s energy market reform white paper: a willingness to look at the whole market for appropriate solutions to the challenges facing the energy industry over the next 20 years.
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Friday 24th June 2011
Smart Grid Transition: what needs to be done
One should be wary of generalising from conversations, but I am hearing an increasing number of people voicing concerns on whether the UK is taking enough action to provide for efficient and effective smart grid development. Compared to the US, for example, our smart grid sector seems rather lethargic.… -
Monday 6th June 2011
Smart metering and smart grid - the great smart divide?
A sure sign that the Smart Grid and Metering industry is fast approaching the top of the Gartner Hype Curve is the volume of conferences addressing the topic. Indeed, it's conceivable that the Smart Grid conference industry is rather more valuable than the Smart Grid industry. Last week saw two events… -
Friday 20th May 2011
Follow my leader - the carbon budget and market reform
The fourth carbon budget and forthcoming Electricty Market Reform bill have prompted some debate here in Sentec. On the one hand, the ongoing commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions is encouraging, and the government is ambitious for the UK to develop a strength in the low carbon industry. On… -
Monday 16th May 2011
Driving smart meter installation
Today British Gas announced a new tariff for electric vehicle owners, allowing them to recharge their vehicles at off peak, overnight rates and pay as little as 1.25 pence per mile. For a car covering 10,000 miles per year, at current fuel costs this represents a saving of about £1,200 pa against… -
Wednesday 27th April 2011
What's in the blog?
In the decade we have been dealing with smart meter and grid design, the amount of activity in the market has exploded – that much is obvious just from the amount of media commentary, conferences and trade show opportunities around. In fact we spent some time last week trying to identify what we…
