tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12912503.post1440300769214726263..comments2023-10-25T05:35:06.941-04:00Comments on Grupo Millennium Hispaniola: Comments under Utilities: Your monopoly days are numbered. (Yes, we've heard this before, but this time...)José Antonio Vanderhorst-Silveriohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10513152976382997401noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12912503.post-21327453275504567532014-05-09T07:46:05.742-04:302014-05-09T07:46:05.742-04:30Talks Cheap
Russ... you are correct. Utilities ar...Talks Cheap<br /><br />Russ... you are correct. Utilities are here to stay. Changes will be coming for the ratepayer. I envision higher monthly customer charges and lower kWh rates. The days are numbered for ratepayers who think that they can install roof-mounted solar system and not pay for their utility's infrastructure. Utilities understand that shifting costs from one ratepayer to another is not sustainable and it is counterproductive to their mission statement of providing the highest power quality and reliability at the least cost.<br /><br />Todd Sumner - 05/09/2014 - 04:22<br /><br />Railroad, truck, car - Utility, microgrid, nanogrid<br /><br />Under the Mr. Berst article "Nanogrids are sneaking up fast. Has your utility figured out its strategy?," I posted the following comment:<br />When cars and trucks arrived, railroads were not able to stop them. If cars are like nanogrids and truck like microgrids, utilities won't be able to stop them. Utility monopolies have their days counted as competition in microgrids and nanogrids emerges.<br /><br />José Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio, Ph.D. - 05/09/2014 - 05:10<br />José Antonio Vanderhorst-Silveriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513152976382997401noreply@blogger.com