http://www.iea.org/Platform/workshops/Mexico/4_Patterson.pdf
DUKE ENERGY –ESTRATEGIA PARA SMART GRIDS
Brad Patterson
SENER –IEA –CEPAL Workshop
Mexico City
30 de junio, 2011
pp. 19, 20, 21
These smart meters send metering data from the meter back to the Ambient Communications Node via Power Line Carrier (PLC) technology. These smart meters have internal disconnect/reconnect capabilities.
These communication boxes send metering data (gas & electric) back to our systems.
China ... plans to invest $600 billion in developing its national smart grid over the next decade" http://xrl.us/bij6yi The EPRI report estimated the cost of upgrading the U.S. grid could range from $338 to $476 billion, up from $165 billion in a 2004 forecast. Benefit estimates have also skyrocketed to a range of $1.2 to $2 trillion, up from $660 billion estimated in 2004.
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