Rilck Noel, global managing director for Verizon Business energy & utility practice, addresses how the Smart Grid will revolutionize the power industry. At the micro level, it will allow consumers to turn appliances on and off based on time of day and price of electricity. On a grander scale, it will enable power companies to control and conserve power resources to operate more efficiently.
Informative video here! The Smart Grid will revolutionize the energy industry and help to increase efficiency and reliability across the energy grid. According to a report, nearly 60 million smart meters will be installed by 2015. Transformer company, Pacific Crest Transformers is working towards this. It has articles on whether transformers are ready for the 'smart' system.
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