Here’s an odd possibility: parts of the so-called “smart grid” could actually make the nation’s electricity infrastructure less reliable.
As the grid has evolved in recent years, much attention has been focused on its “edges,” where power companies generate electricity and where people consume it. The result: Early deployments of advanced power meters and home-operated energy management systems, and an increasing number of wind and solar power sources, which often need to be backed up by coal and natural gas plants.
via Mining The Grid’s Middle Mile – Forbes.com.
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