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Title: The utility`s role in the future of PC services and the NII. Final report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/656877· OSTI ID:656877

The paper is a report by C3 Communications (formerly CSW Communications) summarizing the experience and lessons learned during an 18 month Department of Energy Grant to evaluate how electric utilities can further the growth of the NII by developing a hybrid Internet-energy management service. In addition, the project was also expanded to include evaluation of residential gateway issues, in particular the energy management aspects of this developing area. The report is broken up into three sections, the first section focuses on the issues surrounding the start-up of a traditional ISP and provides a road map for utilities interested in this area. The second section provides an overview of the Internet energy management projects which were undertaken and the key lessons learned from each. Lastly, the third section outlines the gateway progress made during the grant and provides some of the recommendations which the work produced.

Research Organization:
C3 Communications, C3 Communications Advanced Energy Management Technology Lab., Laredo, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Research, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG03-96ER25296
OSTI ID:
656877
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/25296-T1; ON: DE98006362; BR: KC0702000; KJ0102000; TRN: AHC29817%%437
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1 Jan 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English