Here's an interesting article that predicts Smart Grid connectivity push over the next decade will revolutionize how we think of and use energy. Smart appliances is part of what this author envisions, including plug-in electric cars (which are really just big appliances in a way, they're just mobile!) and also noted is the estimate that power outages and disturbances cost the United States $100Billion each year.
See, "Black & Veatch plugs into 'smart grid' utility megatrend," online at: http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/othercities/kansascity/stories/2008/06/30/story6.html
Quotes:
- "Such services will be in high demand as an increasingly wired and green society forces electric utilities to add communication and interactivity among themselves, users and even household appliances."
- "With most of the nation's 3,170 electric utilities expected to participate in the smart grid evolution during the next decade, "the market will be substantial," Black & Veatch spokesman George Minter said."
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