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This Energy Insights report reviews the impact of planned smart metering and intelligent grid implementations on technology expenditure of New Zealand utility companies. It provides an overview of the current market structure and how this is impacting the impending rollout of smart metering and related IT spending over the next five years. We then present essential guidance for utilities and vendors regarding IT investment and implementation decisions. “Smart metering and intelligent grid investment has reached a critical tipping point in New Zealand with nationwide rollouts planned by utilities over he next five years,” says Louise Francis, senior market analyst, Energy Insights. “As the market grapples with … More >>
Impact of Smart Metering and Intelligent Grid Strategies on IT Spending in the NZ Electricity Utility Market
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Impact of Smart Metering and Intelligent Grid Strategies on IT Spending in the NZ Electricity Utility Market
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The Grid and the Village: Losing Electricity, Finding Community, Surviving Disaster
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In January 1998 a massive ice storm descended on New York, New England, and eastern Canada. It crushed power grids from the Great Lakes to the North Atlantic, forcing thousands of people into public shelters and leaving millions of others in their homes without electricity. In this riveting book Stephen Doheny-Farina presents an insider’s account of these events, describing the destruction of the electric network in his own village and the emergence of the face-to-face interactions that took its place. His stories examine the impact of electronic communications on community, illuminating the relationship between electronic and human connections and between networks and neighborhoods, and explori… More >>
The Grid and the Village: Losing Electricity, Finding Community, Surviving Disaster
Eating Off the Grid: storing and cooking foods without electricity
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A user-friendly cookbook for making meals from scratch using basic foods that require no refrigeration or freezing. Beginning chapters offer advice on non-electric cooking and cooling alternatives, as well as complete ingredient and utensil lists that cover all recipes. Separate chapters for stovetop and baked main dishes and breads accomodate different cooking appliances. Recipe nutrition information and exchanges are included for diabetics and others with special dietary needs. A sample four-week meal plan and accompanying grocery list for a family of four, along with guidelines to help you create your own meal plan, help you combine the recipes to begin “eating off the grid.”… More >>
Eating Off the Grid: storing and cooking foods without electricity