Utilities are in the midst of their biggest customer hardware upgrade in history, deploying millions of smart meters during the next few years. These intelligent devices will provide customers and utilities with far greater control over energy consumption to enable them to reduce peak power demand.
Smart management of electricity consumption will be all the more critical when battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles arrive. Plugging in an electric vehicle at the “wrong” time can undo the peak power savings from dozens of smart meters.
via Smart Grid: Will Smart Meters Play Traffic Cop for EV Integration?.
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