Advanced Smart Grid 2nd Ed

Placing emphasis on practical "how-to" guidance, this cutting-edge resource provides a first-hand, insider's perspective on the advent and evolution of smart grids in the twenty-first century. This updated second edition focuses on the disruptive impact of distributed energy resources (DER).

Andres Carvallo Andres Carvallo is the CEO of CMG, a strategy consulting and advisory company enabling smarter cities, utilities, enterprises, vendors, and startups. He earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Kansas with a concentration in Robotics and Control Systems.

John is an energy innovator and thought leader with 35 years experience in entrepreneurial, consulting, business development, sales, marketing, political, and research roles. Key consulting clients have included Austin Energy, Tropos Networks, Cellnet, the City of San Marcos, Xtreme Power, the Pecan Street Project, Sharp Labs of America, Grid Net, Enerjisa Baskent, New Brunswick Power and Tucson Electric. John is a nationally-recognized innovator in energy (FierceEnergy: list of the 15 most influential players in the energy industry in 2011, GreenTech Media: The Networked Grid 100: The Movers and Shakers of the Smart Grid in 2012). John is a widely read author: Quintessential innovation for transformation of the power sector in Innovation & Disruption At the Grid s Edge (May 2017); The Innovation Platform Enables the Internet of Things in Future of Utilities - Utilities of the Future (March 2016); DER Resiliency (2016); The Art of the Managed Transition (2014); The Advanced Smart Grid: Edge Power Driving Sustainability (2nd Ed 2015, 1st Ed 2011); and The ABCs of Community Broadband: How Digital Transitions Will Transform America s Communities, One at a Time (2008). John is an accomplished public speaker and has published numerous articles on electricity and broadband innovation in traditional and new media. John has an MBA with honors and a BA in Government from the University of Texas at Austin. John currently resides in Austin, Texas.