Sustainability and energy management are more than green issues driven by social responsibility. They are becoming economic imperatives in industry and manufacturing. “Smart grid” can help achieve both objectives.
Manufacturing is trying to recover from one of the deepest downturns in recent history. Consumer spending is down, manufacturing plants have closed, and personnel reductions are widespread. Companies are in survival mode and struggling to control expenses. Many are relocating operations to lower cost regions, all the while slashing capital budgets. This is not a time of prosperity for manufacturing and service industries as our economy undergoes major changes. While signs of life conjure up optimism, it is clearly a time for retrenchment.
via ISA | Cover Story: Smart grid, a value proposition for industry.
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