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We all use energy.  Ok, well most of us do unless you are a strict Amish family.  Also called electricity it is used to power homes, industry, cities and more.  Our reliance on energy high and with 2022 being the year with threatening cyber crimes where the power grid can be attacked we all are asking ourselves 'Why is everything so connected'?

Why do gas stations not have generators to pump gas during power outages?  Are EMP's (electromagnetic pulse) real and can they really be used to cause wide spread electrical component loss?  It seems most of us have gained a prepper mindset since the COVID pandemic of 2021 and the Great Reset of 2022 especially when we are so reliant not just on food but energy.

Gone are the days of Metering Equipment which was primarily rotating disc type (analog) meters.  You could use CTs and PTs to get meter information, but additional hardware was required to get the information into a usable form (pulses) and get that data to a central location.  With the need for metering equipment and RS422 wiring the costs of such projects escalated into the territory where only very forward thinking Companies were interested in bringing projects to fruition.

Energy Today

Today, installing systems is much more affordable.  Wired and wireless Ethernet Networks are abundant, sophisticated Electricity Meters have built in Communication capabilities, and United States Electricity Market is more complex than anyone could have contemplated back then.  For those with the right tools, there are opportunities to save money and avoid the pitfalls that besiege those that do not have timely information or the ability to respond in an appropriate and timely manner to daily market conditions such as excessive Provincial Peaks (that determine Global Adjustment Costs) or Operating Reserve Activations.

What is Green Energy?

Let me dive into green energy for a minute.  Green energy is any energy type that is generated from natural resources, such as sunlight, wind or water.  It often comes from renewable energy sources although there are some differences between renewable and green energy.

The key with these energy resources are that they don't harm the environment through factors such as releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

How Does it Work?

As a source of energy, green energy often comes from renewable energy technologies such as solar energy, wind power, geothermal energy, biomass and hydroelectric power.  Each of these technologies works in different ways, whether that is by taking power from the sun, as with solar panels, or using wind turbines or the flow of water to generate energy.

What Does it Mean?

In order to be deemed green energy, a resource cannot produce pollution, such as is found with fossil fuels.  This means that not all sources used by the renewable energy industry are green.  For example, power generation that burns organic material from sustainable forests may be renewable, but it is not necessarily green, due to the CO2 produced by the burning process itself. 

Green energy sources are usually naturally replenished, as opposed to fossil fuel sources like natural gas or coal, which can take millions of years to develop.  Green sources also often avoid mining or drilling operations that can be damaging to eco-systems.