Designed over 100 years before the first personal computer, the power grid has been called the most complicated system ever devised by man. But despite its intricate infrastructure, most businesses don’t know or care how it works–as long as their lights stay on, it’s business as usual.

This simple fact of complacency is one of the main reasons why we haven’t seen the adoption of the smart grid, the next generation of the grid.

via To Get The Smart Grid, Businesses And Cities Need To Take The Leap First | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation.

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