Irregularities in electricity and broader energy systems are becoming the norm . Already 70 million people in the US have smart meters, a quarter of Australians have rooftop solar, and electric vehicles on the road doubled globally last year. These all signal participation by consumers, and this is the new norm. What consumers want is changing, but not uniformly — they want greater choice. But if we think about the reality of the energy or electricity systems today, choice is not an option. Why? Picture a full bottle of water as our electricity system. How much of the water is ‘green’? Your solar power will get mixed in with what is combusted from coal or gas. How much is local? Impossible to know. How much has been ‘certified’ as low carbon? It’s all sloshing around in the same bottle. We can’t pick out a few drops of water, label […]
