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
Tag: energy consumption
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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
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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
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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
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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