Powering The Internet Of Things
Years ago, at an electric utility conference, we listened to an optimistic presentation about a significant new addition to electricity demand, the personal computer. (You can imagine how long ago this was.) But some of us were both puzzled and piqued. On closer inspection, the so-called expert's data showed no indication that personal computers had any significantly positive impact on demand for electricity. We subsequently discovered "the expert" had plugged in incorrect numbers for electricity consumption per computer.