1. What Exactly Does a “Smart” Electric Grid Look Like?
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... pay lower rates for energy used during non-peak times.  The plans rely on smart meters to monitor when energy is used (the price depends on the time of day); SRP is expanding to one million smart meters, ...

2. Power in the 21st Century: Broadband and the Smart Grid
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... to track and manage their real-time energy consumption." Tracking and managing our real-time energy consumption is part of what's known as the "smart grid."  The smart grid reflects a whole-scale modernization ...

3. Cost of Smart-Grid Projects Shocks Consumer Advocates
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The interactive, computer-managed electric distribution system known as smart grid isn't just smart — it's expensive.  The cost of upgrading the country's system is set at $165 billion over the next two ...

4. Nuclear Power is Back! (Maybe)
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5. Investment Dollars Flow to Green Energy Start-ups
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... solar-power generating tubes for commercial rooftops such as warehouses, a design it says offers a low installation costs and high electricity production per square foot. Smart Grid Improving outmoded ...

6. What Energy, Climate Proposals Mean to You
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... efficient transportation, provide energy efficiency programs for low-income recipients, create energy efficient manufactured homes, revamp building codes to be more energy efficient, set up statewide smart ...