What's the Big Deal About A Smart Grid? () - 0 views
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Gina-Marie Cheeseman on 03 Mar 09The American electricity grid is a century old. There are approximately 157,000 miles of high voltage electric transmission lines in the U.S.. Since 1990, electricity demand has increased 25 percent, but construction of power plants has decreased 30 percent. As the Department of Energy (DOE) states, the biggest challenge for electric distribution is "responding to rapidly changing customer needs for electricity." Enter a smart grid.