Addison Green » Oncor http://www.addisongreen.info Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:27:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Electric Cars Aren’t Just a Concept Anymore; They’re Ready to Contribute to a Greener Addison http://www.addisongreen.info/2010/10/06/electric-cars-arent-just-a-concept-anymore-theyre-ready-to-contribute-to-a-cleaner-greener-addison/ http://www.addisongreen.info/2010/10/06/electric-cars-arent-just-a-concept-anymore-theyre-ready-to-contribute-to-a-cleaner-greener-addison/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:33:28 +0000 Bill Sullivan http://www.addisongreen.info/?p=2351 By Bill Sullivan Imagine an array of wind turbines in West Texas, whirring away, generating electricity to be transmitted to Addison and other points in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Imagine that clean, green power surging into your home. Then, imagine your new, state-of-the-art electric car plugged into a 240-volt outlet in your garage, charging that clean-running, environmentally friendly vehicle for the next day’s commute or round of errands. If all that sounds like a nice idea that will never happen, guess again. In Texas it is happening, right now, thanks to a previously unlikely alliance of planners, power infrastructure providers, utility companies and automobile manufacturers, all coming together to help the future get here just a little bit faster. ]]> By Bill Sullivan Imagine an array of wind turbines in West Texas, whirring away, generating electricity to be transmitted to Addison and other points in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Imagine that clean, green power surging into your home. Then, imagine your new, state-of-the-art electric car plugged into a 240-volt outlet in your garage, charging that clean-running, environmentally friendly vehicle for the next day’s commute or round of errands. If all that sounds like a nice idea that will never happen, guess again. In Texas it is happening, right now, thanks to a previously unlikely alliance of planners, power infrastructure providers, utility companies and automobile manufacturers, all coming together to help the future get here just a little bit faster. ]]> http://www.addisongreen.info/2010/10/06/electric-cars-arent-just-a-concept-anymore-theyre-ready-to-contribute-to-a-cleaner-greener-addison/feed/ 0 Advanced Metering System Will Help Consumers Keep Up With Electric Bills http://www.addisongreen.info/2010/02/08/advanced-metering-system-will-help-consumers-keep-up-with-electric-bills/ http://www.addisongreen.info/2010/02/08/advanced-metering-system-will-help-consumers-keep-up-with-electric-bills/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:25:44 +0000 Bill Sullivan http://www.addisongreen.info/?p=1204 By Bill Sullivan A sudden cold snap created a spike in consumption. Christmas lights were fun at the time, but they, too, kept that meter running. Kids leave electronics on, even when they’re not in the room.
[caption id="attachment_1208" align="alignright" width="201" caption="Advanced Metering System"]Advanced Metering System[/caption] Sure, you try to do all those little things that, in a perfect world, can help keep cost and environmental impact down. Unfortunately, this is not a perfect world, and a big number on that electric bill each month can come as a shock to both the system and the budget.
But what if your world was just a little more perfect? What if you could log on to your computer and check consumption down to, say, a 15-minute period? What if you could figure out that your teenager is running the TV, stereo, a game player (or two) and every light in his room -- all despite the fact that he’s spending the night at a friend’s house? That’s the future of the Advanced Metering System (AMS), and that future is closer than you may think. ]]> By Bill Sullivan A sudden cold snap created a spike in consumption. Christmas lights were fun at the time, but they, too, kept that meter running. Kids leave electronics on, even when they’re not in the room.
[caption id="attachment_1208" align="alignright" width="201" caption="Advanced Metering System"]Advanced Metering System[/caption] Sure, you try to do all those little things that, in a perfect world, can help keep cost and environmental impact down. Unfortunately, this is not a perfect world, and a big number on that electric bill each month can come as a shock to both the system and the budget.
But what if your world was just a little more perfect? What if you could log on to your computer and check consumption down to, say, a 15-minute period? What if you could figure out that your teenager is running the TV, stereo, a game player (or two) and every light in his room -- all despite the fact that he’s spending the night at a friend’s house? That’s the future of the Advanced Metering System (AMS), and that future is closer than you may think. ]]> http://www.addisongreen.info/2010/02/08/advanced-metering-system-will-help-consumers-keep-up-with-electric-bills/feed/ 0