Smart Grid Policy in the United States (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The term smart grid "has come to describe a next-generation electrical power system that is typified by the increased use of communications and information technology in the generation, delivery and consumption of electrical energy." Some of the main benefits to smart grid technology are that individual consumers have more control over their electricity consumption, which can lead to greater overall energy efficiency. Home appliances can be programmed to run at specific times when electrical demand is lowest. This has a two-pronged benefit of reducing the occurrence of brownouts and blackouts that frequent our current electrical grid, as well as reducing the need for peak power plants, which are typically more expensive to run.