The BOTH/AND Assumption of EWPC

By using both the smart grid and distributed resources, EWPC will produce reliable electricity at affordable costs, just like Toyota does with cars.

The BOTH/AND Assumption of EWPC

By José Antonio Vanderhorst-Silverio, Ph.D.

Systemic Consultant: Electricity

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Thank you very much Mr. Rawlingson for your intervention.

The first statement of your comment "Distributed means of energy production are OK but they must be accompanied by a distributed means of energy storage. If not users will still be dependent upon the grid to supply their needs at times when they cannot - or their lights will go out." is an EITHER/OR assumption, making the rest of the post unnecessary on the BOTH/AND assumption of EWPC.

The BOTH/AND assumption is based on the quote which I posted above as The "Continuity" Scenario is Gone (hit link please if not under the EnergyPulse article) about “The future of electric power,” that in particular says: “Existing national power grids won't disappear. They will operate like the Internet, as part of a complex web through which people will supply electricity, by uploading, as well as downloading it."

As the smart grid is one of the disruptive technologies (please see The Sixth Disruptive Technology), it gives also a good opportunity to explain better EWPC As The New Internet (hit link please), where I said that “… I understand that DER [distributed energy resources] is just one of the six disruptive technologies already identified … under electricity without price controls (EWPC) for the transformation of the electric industry. EWPC is the winning market architecture and design breakthrough paradigm shift that satisfies "... these changes and require new ways of thinking and operating..." that the author [Mr. Tornal] calls for.

I hope the above clarifications may help you and other readers to Let EWPC Come to Fruition (hit link also for details), “…As ‘the heat of combat is over, and a decision’ about EWPC can now be reached, ‘all the bitterness disappears, and people work hard to bring’ EWPC ‘to fruition in the best possible way’…”

Best regards,

José Antonio

Reference and context: Distributed Architectural Renewable Energy Generation, by Brian Braginton-Smith, Executive Director, Sustainable Resources Group.