Berkshire Hathaway has acquired and merged a number of power and gas transmission companies. It has also created BHE Renewables.  The group now known as Berkshire Hathaway Energy (BHE) will spend $100 million per year on average for monitoring and automation over the next five years.  Because of its distributed generation and certain other activities in the areas where it supplies electricity, it will indirectly influence monitoring purchases of as much as $41 million annually from small generators from whom it is buying electricity or with whom it is collaborating. A large automation program associated with NOx reduction is under consideration for four coal-fired units.  In general, BHE is emphasizing improved efficiency while lowering emissions and expects to use smart sensors and neural networks. The connection involves EPCs and consultants each of whom are specifying or buying monitors and controls for multiple utilities. So, the market potential is much larger than just what BHE buys.  Also, if the system results in successful early adoption of new technologies the impact on sales will be widespread.

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