Misconduct and thievery showed up in Utility Dive's most popular news posts this week, as a former Indiana regulator's fate and warnings about smart meters helping out burglars got a lot of attention.
Catch up on those stories, along with a popular feature we put together on green energy challenges and a chat with the chairman of ZigBee Alliance down below:
- 7 green energy challenges that are holding back development—Utility Dive highlights seven impediments to alternative energy expansion for solar, wind and other technologies.
- Former top Indiana regulator to stand trial for misconduct—The state’s court of appeals has ruled that Indiana’s former top utility regulator must stand trial on misconduct charges.
- Wireless meters might let thieves know when no one is home—U.S. security experts say smart meters could possibly be used to monitor how many people are home.
- Duke to build solar farm on North Carolina’s coast—The new installation will be the largest solar unit the utility has built on the east coast.
- On the Grid: Bob Heile of ZigBee Alliance—Utility Dive sits down with the chairman of ZigBee Alliance to get a feel for where he sees ZigBee Smart Energy's role, as well as smart grid technology's progress more generally across the globe.
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