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Energy in Demand - Sustainable Energy - Rod Janssen 
More blather. More meaningless jargon. Back in teh 2000s a client was interested in “application service providers” (ASPs) – the idea being that an application was hosted remotely & computers were thus turned into quasi-dumb terminals (just like in the old mainframe days). Lack of bandwidth meant that up-take was low. Bandwidth improved and ASPs rebrand themselves as “cloud computing” – principle is the same – software owners now treat people/companies as cash machines – monthly payment for software use. Digital Twins? Another phrase designed to mislead – it is just a model – sitting on a computer that may or may not have connection to “on-the-ground” reality. The consultants sense a business op and thus will sell it like crazy – to assorted fools.
Thanks for this Mike. Somehow I thought one of the articles in the Economist would avoid the blather and meaningless jargon. Alas.