On October 30, we will be holding a webinar about the New York ISO (NYISO) market. In particular we’ll look at the data, analytic and integration challenges around this market and some of the ways in which ZEMA can help. In the coming few weeks we’ll dissect each of these challenges in blogs and discuss […]
Reaping from the benefits of a Canadian province almost entirely generated by affordable hydro, I am fortunate enough to be living with acceptable electricity costs. However the same cannot be said about other nations, particularly in the UK. With the market domination of the ‘Big Six’ energy giants, the British have been experiencing a roller […]
We recently held one of our “Data in Action” webinars, alongside one of ZE’s newest data partners, Tullett Prebon Information (TPI), and we highlighted curve blending using U.S. East PJM and Mid-Columbia (Mid-C) power pricing as market data examples. TPI is a leading provider of independent and impartial real-time price information across the global Over-The-Counter […]
In the last five years that the smart grid has gained traction in public conversation, the most significant features of the smart grid as we know it have also been the most contentious: real-time monitoring and potential control of power consumption by way of information and communications technology, such as smart meters. Whether it’s a […]
If you pay for your electricity, why should you also have to pay for the cost of running the power plant that generates it? This may be the question on the minds of many household consumers who typically are concerned with uninterrupted power supply with minimum monthly electricity bills. However, the efficiency and productivity of […]
Electricity generation in sub-Saharan Africa is for the most part acutely unreliable. Despite being endowed with fossil and renewable energy resources vast enough to cover all of its energy needs, the rate of electrification is lower than in any other region in the world. Having visited a few countries in eastern and southern Africa myself, […]
I’ve always had an interest in Detroit. Something about it once being a powerhouse of industry, but now an underdog full of decay, has piqued my interest and compassion. I always hope for Detroit to rebuild and regain its former glory, showing the world that the amazing heart of its remaining citizens (down to around […]
The annual Mid-C Seminar is as much a meeting of family and friends as it is an opportunity to catch up on all of the latest news from the Northwest electricity market. Now in its 17th year, our hosts – the Frazier family and the Dearing family (Horsepower Consulting Inc. and Dearing Consulting) – put […]
O Jogo Bonito” (The Beautiful Game) and “O mais grande do mundo” (the world’s biggest) are some words that define Brazil. They crafted the beautiful game and they built the world’s second largest hydroelectric dam. And, while for some “futebol” (soccer) lovers Brazil may still be an enigma for the next World Cup (it just […]
With so many solution offerings in the data space, it is often difficult to differentiate the value proposition between them. At a first glance, the ZEMA Suite™ may look similar to other data management solutions on the market, but once clients get a deeper look, they quickly find out how unique and empowering ZEMA really […]