The “smart grid” is a hot topic these days: it’s in the press a lot, and gets tons of play in Washington D.C. However, the average citizen is still pretty hazy on the details.
Many people confuse the smart grid with smart meters; which are the smart grid’s most noticeable aspect, but only one piece of the puzzle. It’s all really pretty intuitive, once you see it on paper.
Definition:
The term “smart grid” is an umbrella term, defining the modernization of the electricity infrastructure in the U.S. It will take a decade or more to fully revamp the grid with the latest technologies. It’s a project the Department of Energy (DOE) compares to the national interstate highway system and the Internet, both of which took decades to develop.
Our electricity grid includes several components: generation, transmission, distribution, and end consumption. Electricity storage is currently inefficient and costly, but storage may be a major component of the system in the future. The “grid” refers to the portion of the electricity infrastructure between the power plant and end-user: transmission, distribution, and storage.
For more details follow this link: http://digg.com/d1y4lS or http://www.ecomii.com/blogs/renewable-energy/2009/05/03/my-new-smart-meter/
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