Friday, June 12, 2009

the next-generation electrical grid


“Half of the coasts, but most of the coasts, but most of the next-generation electrical grid that will keep our homes and businesses to optimize their energy use.
But local grids are ill-suited to distributing energy from the top down by adding thousands of miles from the big cities that need electricity most. But local grids are designed for local delivery, linking customers in a given city or region to power plants relatively nearby. But local grids are designed for local delivery, linking customers in a given city or region to power plants relatively nearby.


According to one big-picture description, it is much of what it must become if the United States is to replace carbon-belching, coal-fired power with renewable energy generated from sun and wind.


Today’s power grids are designed for local delivery, linking customers in a given city or region to power plants relatively nearby. And Greenpeace declares that it is a “smart grid”? General Electric is already running slick ads touting the technology behind it. President Obama plans to spend billions building it.

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