Smart Grid

Smart Grid- A technology which gives the customers the power to monitor and control their energy usage. It can help the country collect power from the alternative energy resources , which are otherwise inaccessible to the grid.

The Smart Grid: The Future of Electricity Distribution?

Steve Bossart of NETL discusses the Smart Grid, the vision of the future electricity grid in the United States.

President Obama Explains the Smart Grid and Economic Recovery

The President visits the largest solar energy center of its kind and talks about how the Recovery Act is promoting energy-saving smart grid technology. October 27, 2009

Smart Grid: Virtual Power Plant

Through our McAlpine Smart Energy Pilot in Charlotte, North Carolina, Duke Energy is creating a virtual power plant using distributed energy resources such as solar panels, batteries and residential energy management systems.

GE and Google: plug into the smart grid

GE and Google: plug into the smart grid

A smart grid for intelligent energy use

A Smart Grid for Intelligent Energy Use:

The Smart Grid involves the use of communications and computing technology to transmit and distribute energy more efficiently. This video describes the smart grid and how it will reduce our carbon footprint through energy efficiency and the integration of renewable sources of energy.