The "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.
Visions for a “smart grid” of electricity have abounded since renewable energy production began. In theory, a smart grid would incorporate energy produced by renewables, such as solar, wind, or hydroelectric power. It would provide a system of transmission and distribution for energy often produced in rural areas and needed in urban regions. The distribution system would be digitally automated and would produce real-time data for customers to monitor their energy consumption, through in-home “smart meters.” Because the system would be able to incorporate a great deal more energy, energy could be sold back to the grid – e.g. leftover charge on a electric vehicle. Technically, this system would not need to be produced from the ground up. Rather, it would build upon the electrical system infrastructure (powered by fossil fuels) already in place.
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