More than half a million homes and businesses in Sacramento, Calif., will be equipped with smart utility meters by the end of 2011, promising consumers sophisticated tools to manage energy consumption and helping the local public utility deliver power more efficiently.
Sacramento is just one example of how billions of dollars in federal stimulus funds are jump-starting smart-grid investments.
via Federal Stimulus Grants for a Sacramento, Calif., Utility and Others Spur Smart Grid Activity.
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