The U.S. Department of Energy has been generous in its support of smart grid efforts this year, granting $3.4 billion to utilities to transition to a cleaner, more efficient electrical grid, and backing companies of all sizes making components and energy management systems to change the way Americans use power. Today it is zeroing in on the transmission piece, announcing $60 million in stimulus funds for upgrading the country’s three major transmission grids.
via Dept. of Energy beefs up electricity transmission with new $60M | VentureBeat.
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