Get-rich-quick scheme [innovative electricity conservation].

Get-rich-quick scheme [innovative electricity conservation].

This paper discusses how the New York-based company, ConsumerPowerline, is able to turn electricity conservation into a money-making venture. The idea behind ConsumerPowerline's business originated from a ruling in January 2000 by the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). By taking ad...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 43, 1 (2006).
Main Author: Sweet, W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ConsumerPowerline.
Emergency Demand Response Program.
New York city.
Electricity conservation.
Energy shortage.
Grid reliability.
Investments.
Peak loads.
Utility economization.