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The smart-building-to-smart-grid interface

By Allan McHale, Memoori Research

The sheer immensity of the challenge for electrical utility companies to retrofit pure smart grid to their existing networks is daunting enough, but most are also faced with the need to phase out and replace their fossil fueled generating capacity. This will require an even bigger investment and all at a time when the regulators will be very reluctant to let them increase their tariffs sufficient to even facilitate the borrowings, let alone get a satisfactory return on their investment.

One thing is for sure -- they will not solve these problems on their own. Utilities need help and it is unlikely that support will come from the public purse.

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