Great short summary of the Smart Grid - Message from the Edge, An Overview of Smart Grid
My favorite among many good observations by Margaret Harding:
“The initiative known as SmartGrid is probably going to impact our country almost as much as the original electrification efforts of the early 20th century. Ironically, if it succeeds, most of us will perceive little change to their daily relationship with electricity. Plug in an appliance and electricity will flow. BUT, these changes will ensure that flow is reliable, clean and safe. AND that the new plug-in electric vehicle in the garage is ready to go whenever and where ever the proud new owner chooses to take it. The air will be a little cleaner, and no warmer than it was at the start of this project.”
This is entirely consistent with USDOE Secretary Steven Chu’s admonishment at Grid Week in DC last week that customers don’t need more complexity, inconvenience, effort and risk, they need an “easy button.”
Take a look at the original post at: Message from the Edge, An Overview of Smart Grid
Written by Steve Collier | Sep 30, 2009