Whether the state is successful in its application for $66 million worth of federal funding or not, Vermont's utilities and regulatory agencies will move forward in an effort to create a "smart grid" for power distribution, state officials and industry executives said Thursday. However, without the federal assistance, it will take much longer to complete the ambitious project, they said.
The smart grid proposal would involve installing new electric meters in Vermonter's homes and creating the fiber optic pathways and technological links. That, in turn, would allow those meters to "talk" back and forth with utility computers, coordinating when electricity is used and reducing how much electricity is used and how much it costs.... Read more: State looks to future with 'smart grid' technology: Rutland Herald Online
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