China and Energy

China Leading Race to Make Clean Energy

This might be, on the face of it, alarming.  However, this is focusing on the generation portion of the Smart Grid.  This article: "The Smart Grid in 2010 - Market Segments, Applications and Industry Players" from Greentech Media (perhaps the best source of information on the Smart Grid)  gives and extensive breakdown of the types of businesses that will be involved in the Smart Grid.  I draw your attention to Figure #3 on page that has their idea of the rollout of the Smart Grid.  A significant portion of it is IT an area where the US still holds a substantial lead.  Another area the US has a huge amount of experience is in system integration.  An important aspect of making this work is the development of common standards between the US and China.  This will be a major topic of future Electric Salons involving several of our partners including Silicon Valley China Wireless Association and David Gardiner and Associates, LLC.