Will Utilities Embrace Distributed Energy?
Disruptive technological changes are at work but utilities are hamstrung by outdates business models and regulations.
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I'm a Boston-based journalist with more than 20 years of experience covering technology and business. I come to MIT Technology Review from CNET, where I wrote about energy and science as the lead reporter and manager of the Green Tech blog. Along the way here, I've written about the Web, Internet startups, open source, enterprise software, and nearly everything else in the IT industry. Contact me at lamonicamartin@gmail.com.
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