VP for smart grid technology Abrey Braz of Con Edison in New York explains his company's test pilot program in Queens, linking homes to a test smart grid. Utilities are working on building out the smart grid, with help from Obama stimulus money.
"In addition, it says there are huge environmental benefits: "New Yorkers emit 23 million tons less carbon dioxide per year than they would if they drove as much as the average U.S. urban resident," according to the report."