By Jesse Morris, RMI
Blockchain technology—the technology underpinning the Bitcoin virtual currency—is being discussed as one of the most potentially disruptive technologies since the Internet. Blockchains are a combination of information technology, cryptography, and governance principles that enables transactions to occur without the need for a third party to establish trust between transacting parties.
Blockchain technology, applied to microgrids, will facilitate consumer energy choice
By Juliana Ennes
Have you ever imagined choosing your electricity generation source the same way you shop clothes online? Brooklyn Microgrid is trying to deliver this service sooner than one would imagine. Waiting for regulatory approval, the company expects to be connecting locally-produced, solar electricity to the Gowanus and Park Slope neighborhoods of Brooklyn, NY, in just a few months.
