The interactive, computer-managed electric distribution system known as smart grid isn’t just smart — it’s expensive.
The cost of upgrading the country’s system is set at $165 billion over the next two decades by the industry-funded Electric Power Research Institute.
In Colorado, Xcel Energy’s pilot SmartGridCity in Boulder comes with a $100 million price tag.
via Cost of smart-grid projects shocks consumer advocates – The Denver Post.
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