Portland General Electric / Avista / Portland General Electric’s Smart Grid / /
Continent
North America / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Environmental Issue / /
Facility
Battelle Memorial Institute / /
IndustryTerm
greenhouse gas emissions / electricity / electricity usage / energy independence / smart grid technology / energy requirements / little energy use / electricity use peaks / Energy use / thermal storage devices / utilities participating / energy usage / energy / /
NaturalFeature
Fox Island / /
Organization
Battelle Memorial Institute / White House Council on Environmental Quality / Advanced Load Control Alliance / Bonneville Power Administration / Pacific Northwest Division / Pacific Northwest Center of Excellence for Clean Energy / Department of Energy / Educational Task Force / /
Person
Nancy Sutley / Lee Hall / Suzanne Bonamici / Mark Osborn / /
Position
Smart Grid Program Manager / Manager / driver for smart grid investments / Chair / Representative / /
For some utilities, smart grid is literally helping to keep the lights on. (See the Summer 2011 newsletter about Fox Island.) For others, economics are the primary driver for smart grid investments.