Forget the Drilling: Dig, Baby, Dig - TMCnet's Smart Grid eNews

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10/03/2011

Featured Articles » Jobs Forecast: Your Future is with Smart Grids » Solar Panels on the Grid » Rethinking Smart Meters - Demystifying Perceptions and Accentuating Consumer Experiences » Where is David Isenberg's Dumb Network for M2M and the Smart Grid? » GPS vs. Gas: it's Electric   Sponsored By: IBM White Papers Read the brochure and see how IBM Informix TimeSeries database software can help you realize smarter meter benefits like reducing load times, decreasing storage capacity needs and improving performance. Learn more about this efficient, effective, scalable solution.   Top Stories » Ecologic, Landis+Gyr Partnership Raises the Bar for Pre-Integrating Solutions » New Pike Research Indicates Utility Billing and Information Systems Transformation Will Reach 90 Million Customers by 2015 » ENGlobal Wins Contracts Worth $11 Million from a Leading Midstream Service Provider » AT&T Teams With SmartSynch to Offer Smart Meters and Wireless Connectivity to Utilities   From The Expert Corner October 03, 2011 Forget the Drilling: Dig, Baby, Dig By Carl Ford Partner, Crossfire Media If we want to create jobs in the U.S. and figure out how to take advantage of our Canadian friends, the oil fields in Canada represent a great opportunity. There is a keystone pipeline that would go from Alberta to Port Arthur, Texas. Making a pipeline to the U.S. for refining oil can make a great partnership and set up thousands of jobs.  Another aspect that applies to the pipeline is the opportunity to provide a backbone for the smart grid. As you look at the history of the telecom, one of the key ingredients for many companies is their right of way. Level 3, Williams and several others were a result of right of way ownership and a demand for the ability to span geographic areas with fiber... Read More    Featured Videos Interview with eTegrity    Featured Resources » Real World SIP Success in the SMB Marketplace with Allworx » How Connectivity to the Cloud & the Internet can Improve Your Overall Performance   TMCnet's Blogs » What Does an SLA Really Mean? » Don't Let Wi-Fi Device Onslaught Bring Enterprise Wi-Fi To Its Knees   Featured Channels » Renewable Energy » Smarter Utility - ATT » Solar Power   Visit smart-grid.tmcnet.com for the Latest Smart-Grid News and Information   Sign Up For FREE    |    Visit Smart-Grid Site    |    Free Magazine Subscription   Advertise With Us   General advertising Info: Click here      Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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