Our electric grid is inefficient and shows signs of strain. Can a "smart grid" help?
http://video.pbs.org/video/1801235533
More: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/tech/toward-smart-electric-grid.html
http://xrl.us/bij3ti A new report from Pike Research forecasts that 276 million smart grid communications nodes will be shipped worldwide from 2010 to 2016, with annual shipments increasing dramatically from 15 million in 2009 to 55 million by 2016... this will represent a total industry investment of $20.3 billion during the seven-year forecast period, with annual revenues increasing from $1.8 billion in 2009 to $3.1 billion by 2016..."
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