In 2007, the U.S. Department of Energy created the Solar Energy Grid Integration System, a competitive program that encouraged solar research that can better integrate solar energy generated by panels installed on rooftops or ground-mounted into the electrical grid. Among several goals of the program were: (1) help encourage utilities to accept solar power; and [...]
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Many homes and businesses in California will be having smart meters installed pursuant to a mandate of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). But what does this mean, exactly? How can smart meters help you save money? In short, smart meters give consumers the tools they need to help them manage their electricity demands and [...]
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Today, General Electric (GE) announced that the Smart Grid has come to Miami, Florida. The Energy Smart Miami Initiative was rolled out today, providing more than a million wireless “smart meters” to each and every home in Miami-Dade County. GE has partnered with Silver Springs Network and Cisco for technology and communications components of the [...]
GE Ecomagination has a new interactive website that allows visitors to see and experience the new smart grid as never before. 3D wind turbines pop up in an animated feature that allow you to spin them faster with your own breath, like a pinwheel! Miniature solar panels actually track the sun’s passage across the sky, [...]
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