Oliver Campbell / Chief Technology Officer
Perspectives from a life in leadership.
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Ontario's first smart meters were bought to change how customers used electricity and were rarely used to run the grid. The replacement generation should be justified, sequenced and governed as an instrument for the low-voltage network, with the data rules published before the first meter goes on the wall.
Read the essayOntario's first smart meters were bought to change how customers used electricity and were rarely used to run the grid. The replacement generation should be justified, sequenced and governed as an instrument for the low-voltage network, with the data rules published before the first meter goes on the wall.
Cyber security reports for distributors usually measure controls and maturity scores. The more useful evidence for a board is how long the control room has actually run the grid with its corporate network disconnected, and what broke when it tried.
Carbon capture proposals often reach boards quoted per tonne captured, at nameplate hours and with credit prices taken at face value. Directors should insist on the cost per tonne avoided, a realistic operating profile and a clear split between what the tax credit pays and what the carbon market must.