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1. Case Study 1: What’s the Buzz on Smart Grids? -Q Questions and Di i d Discussion i Assignment 1:Creating a website for team collaboration Review and Discussion Questions
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IT Fundamentals
Tutorial 1 14 / 09 /2011
Tutor’s Name: Simone Leon
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1. Case Study 1: What’s the
Buzz on Smart Grids?
1. How do smart grids differ from the current electricity infrastructure in the United States?
Current electricity grids do not provide any information about how consumers actually use energy. That makes it difficult to develop more efficient approaches to distribution. The current system offers few ways to handle power provided b alternative energy sources. With t useful t ff f t h dl id d by lt ti Without f l information, energy companies and consumers have difficulty making good decisions about using energy wisely. A smart grid d li t id delivers electricity f l t i it from suppliers t consumers using di it l t h l li to i digital technology t to • save energy • reduce costs • increase reliability and transparency The smart grid enables information to flow back and forth between electric power providers and consumers and • allows both consumers and energy companies to make more intelligent decisions regarding energy consumption and production. production • provides information that would help utilities raise prices when demand is high and lower them when demand lessens. • helps consumers program high-use electrical appliances like heating and air conditioning systems to reduce consumption during times of peak usage usage. • could possibly lead to a five to fifteen percent decrease in energy consumption.
Case Study 1: What’s the Buzz on Smart Grids? continue… 2. What management, organization, and technology issues should be considered when developing a smart grid?
Management: Information feedback would allow consumers to see how much energy they are consuming at any moment and how much it’s costing them. That would allow them to make
1. Case Study 1: What’s the Buzz on Smart Grids? -Q Questions and Di i d Discussion i Assignment 1:Creating a website for team collaboration Review and Discussion Questions
2.
IT Fundamentals
Tutorial 1 14 / 09 /2011
Tutor’s Name: Simone Leon
3.
1
2
1. Case Study 1: What’s the
Buzz on Smart Grids?
1. How do smart grids differ from the current electricity infrastructure in the United States?
Current electricity grids do not provide any information about how consumers actually use energy. That makes it difficult to develop more efficient approaches to distribution. The current system offers few ways to handle power provided b alternative energy sources. With t useful t ff f t h dl id d by lt ti Without f l information, energy companies and consumers have difficulty making good decisions about using energy wisely. A smart grid d li t id delivers electricity f l t i it from suppliers t consumers using di it l t h l li to i digital technology t to • save energy • reduce costs • increase reliability and transparency The smart grid enables information to flow back and forth between electric power providers and consumers and • allows both consumers and energy companies to make more intelligent decisions regarding energy consumption and production. production • provides information that would help utilities raise prices when demand is high and lower them when demand lessens. • helps consumers program high-use electrical appliances like heating and air conditioning systems to reduce consumption during times of peak usage usage. • could possibly lead to a five to fifteen percent decrease in energy consumption.
Case Study 1: What’s the Buzz on Smart Grids? continue… 2. What management, organization, and technology issues should be considered when developing a smart grid?
Management: Information feedback would allow consumers to see how much energy they are consuming at any moment and how much it’s costing them. That would allow them to make