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Why Pure Play Energy Storage Companies Could Double for Investors

John Peterson......
Yes...I understand.
I read the news today oooh boy. And, it was good! Harry Reid will be introducing a new bill that will allow the federal government to trump individual states regulations, codes, etc etc, as they relate to interstate electrical power transmission. I think such a bill is important. It will make it a lot easier and quicker to get green power transmitted from Texas to Chicago, for example. I can only imagine going across 5 or 6 states with power and having to conform with individual states requirements. What a nightmare and waste of time that would be. Hope Harry gets his bill thru, shouldn't be hard thing to do now.

Why Pure Play Energy Storage Companies Could Double for Investors

John Adam
I'm impressed with you having your own smart meter technology there in rural Ohio.
Broward County (loaded with transplanted NYers) in South Florida are quite familiar with smart meter technology. Their power company, Florida Power & Light (FPL) has been deploying quite an advanced network of smart meters. I don't know if these smart meters can turn a toaster on and off. However, FPL is quite impressed. After initial testing of 50,000 meters, FPL will now deploy the meters to all its residential and commercial customers. Read more here......
www.businesswire.com/p...

Silver Spring Network provides the meters and the IT. I believe Silver Spring is privately owned. Al Gore and his venture capital company are big backers of Silver Spring. Al Gore sits on the Silver Spring advisory board. You know uncle Al and his Silver Spring will get a huge chunk of $ from the stimulus bill. I have no problem with Al Gore profiting. He works hard to promote green power technology.
Standards and protocols may be a problem for some smart meter companies, as the government requires "Internet based or other open protocols."

(F) Open protocols and standards. – The Secretary shall require as a condition of receiving funding under this subsection that demonstration projects utilize open protocols and standards (including Internet-based protocols and standards) if available and appropriate." (P.30, Section 405 A-F).

"if available and appropriate" sure sounds a bit murky.

USA Today has an interesting article.... www.usatoday.com/money...

Sorry for wandering off the subject of energy storage.  

Time for America to Fire First Shot in the EV Revolution

Or, as Stephen Stills said....."It's been a long time comin" Too long actually.


On Dec 18 11:31 AM John Petersen wrote:

> I'll have to disagree with you on that one Paulk because even 100
> mpg will only delay the reckoning day instead of avoiding it. We
> have a whole toolbox of options that are not terribly attractive
> right now - but they're the only tools we have. So I remain convinced
> that we have to go to work today with the tools we own and be ready
> to embrace new tools when they're developed. Another old song I'm
> sure you'll remember talked about "Wishing and hoping and thinking
> and praying ... planning and dreaming each night of his charms ...
> that won't get you into his arms."
>
> The time for wishing and hoping has passed. We have to go to work.