http://theenergycollective.com/node/96091 Hertzog raises an interesting question regarding the information about utilities which consumers and the industry have access to— should we measure in uptime or downtime? Currently our standards measure disruptions in services. Instead, we should consider aiming for perfection, uptime nearly 100% of the time. While this measure would be impacted by large natural disasters and states of emergency, most utility level data is compared locally (especially by consumers) when performing analysis. With improved smart grid technologies, utilities will be able to monitor usage and backups that could lead to brownouts or outages. Improving storage techniques (it all comes back to storage) and data visualization and correction from the utilities, consumers could realistically expect near perfect utilities.
Advent of the SmartGrid— Effect on Utility Data?
