The New York Power Authority has scored $720,000 in federal stimulus money to test out new smart-grid technology on transmission lines in the Massena and Chateaugay areas.
The funds will pay for half of a $1.5 million demonstration project that could help the state authority better understand how adding wind power to the electric grid affects existing transmission infrastructure, according to NYPA officials.
via Watertown Daily Times | NYPA to receive $720,000 for smart-grid tests.
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