A topic that has recently come to my attention is the energy cost of taking and storing a photo and video. On average, a user takes about 900 photos (including
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Your own cheap non-intrusive smart meter with little programming effortYour own cheap non-intrusive smart meter with little programming effort
These days I’ve been experimenting with non-intrusive cheap smart meters that can be easily installed and programmed with minimal effort. Of course, I am referring here to setting up the
Making simple forecasts (with examples)Making simple forecasts (with examples)
Wait… is it prediction or forecast? We often use the two terms interchangeably, I know I have, but they in fact refer to completely different things. Simply put, forecasting is
Climate change starts @ homeClimate change starts @ home
This is a short video I made showing why energy efficiency is important for both climate and ourselves. Just as building a home requires basic elements such as bricks, changing
Simple analytics (with examples)Simple analytics (with examples)
In a previous post, I explained how smart grid time series data can be cleaned in preparation for data analysis. Not all analyses involve predictions. In fact, the preliminary information
Towards the “smart” gridTowards the “smart” grid
A brief context The balance of power, or walking the fine line between energy supply and energy demand, is one vital point a power utility has to address. The process