As a visitor to a website called GridWatch, chances are relatively good that you likely already know more about energy and the power grid than most, or that you at least have an interest in learning more. On the other hand, it may be that you arrived here by mistake in your search for something completely unrelated to subjects covered here.
All the above situations would be perfectly acceptable of course.
In fact, given the increasing ubiquity of electrical power and its growing impact on every facet of our lives, there is also an increasing need that we all become better informed about energy and the power grid. The information here may help us all become smarter consumers and citizens.
An Online Resource and Watchful Eye
With the above in mind, we have developed GridWatch to provide individuals and businesses with cool tools and practical information that will help you make decisions regarding energy and the power grid.
With a focus on the electric power gird, our mission of “connecting the energy dots” also includes keeping readers up-to-date on the latest happenings, topics, issues and opportunities related to the broader energy spectrum as well.
Because of the many varied and complex matters and interests associated with the power grid, keeping ones head above the maze can be somewhat difficult, even intimidating. After all, the grid is complex. And people are complex.
To Visualize and To Filter, That is the Answer
To better filter, analyze, manage and consume what we need to know from the vast information jungle out there, we plan to make use of a number of tools and resources.
One such tool is our very own GridMap, a handy mapping device we developed to help users quickly and simply determine the types and sizes of power plants around them.
Another resource we’ve pulled together, to provide you with up-to-the-minute grid-related news and comments from around the world, is GridNews.
In addition to enhancing these resources, several other tools and features are in development as well.
Let the Grid Watching Begin
Be sure to plug into GridWatch for insight, news, and events on alternative power, the smart grid, energy and building efficiency, grid security and reliability. We also plan to keep readers up to date on a host of other hot topics, such as local and homegrown power, super capacitors for storage, offshore wind farms, investing and business opportunities, and beyond.
Content in planning includes an exciting and vast array of fresh material on everything related to the power grid of today and tomorrow, and beyond. We will look at:
- the sources of energy that feed it, the ingenuity that converts and transports it
- the technology and tools that enhance and manage it
- the innovations that will enable the grid and make it more secure
- the imaginations that will comprehend and express it. And, with all this, we are just warming up!
As we continue to expand and develop this site, if there is some feature that you would like to see added or improved on, we’d be interested in your suggestions. If you have an idea for articles or material you think you might like to contribute for the benefit of readers, please let us know.
In the meantime, we trust you will discover much to enjoy here, and that you’ll be sure to make it a habit of checking back often.
