Federal Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has scoffed at suggestions the federal government’s multi-million-dollar smart-city, smart-grid trial had been cancelled despite missing a critical deadline.
The government had committed up to $100 million to the project to establish a large-scale smart-grid and smart-meters pilot aimed at demonstrating best practise, shape government policy and help industry and consumers realise the benefits of smart grids.
via Smart city still on the cards, says Penny Wong | The Australian.
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