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Of Big Data, Penny-pinching Utilities, , and Other Smart Grid Facts of Life

Excerpt: The road to riches in the smart grid will be paved with pennies. So says Andres Carvallo, a man who has worked on the public (Austin Energy) and private (Grid Net and Proximetry Networks) sides of the smart grid. That means he knows how stodgy utilities can be with their money, and how demanding they can be with their suppliers.

Read more: http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/of-big-data-penny-pinching-utilities-and-other-smart-grid-facts-of-life/

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