Smart grid policy in the United States
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 86 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5087-8506-2
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The term smart grid "has come to describe a next-generation electrical power system that is typified by the increased use of communications and information technology in the generation, delivery and consumption of electrical energy." Some of the main benefits to smart grid technology are that individual consumers have more control over their electricity consumption, which can lead to greater overall energy efficiency. Home appliances can be programmed to run at specific times when electrical demand is lowest. This has a two-pronged benefit of reducing the occurrence of brownouts and blackouts that frequent our current electrical grid, as well as reducing the need for peak power plants, which are typically more expensive to run. The reliability and efficiency of our electrical grid can be enhanced by implementing smart grid technologies, however this would require modifications to our current electrical system, and advances towards its...