THE SMART GRIDGUIDE TO

WHERE POWER IS GOING

What is it?

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Our current electricalgrid is over 100 yearsold.

The smart gridupdates existing,aging infrastructure todigital and analogsystems.

Smart grid refers to themodernization of our currentelectrical system, as well as thenew technologies made possibleby a new,smarter grid.

smart grid=smart power

What can it do?

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ReliabilityThe smart grid keepsyour lights on.

Smart grid improvementsincrease grid stabililty,decreasing outages,outage duration,blackouts and surges.

EnvironmentalThe smart grid:

reduces greenhouse gas emissions

scales up the use of renewable energy sources like

wind and solar

lets consumers access distributed generation

EconomicAbility to monitor consumption,time-of-use pricing and peak loadreductions add up to lower energybills.

smart grid=smart savings

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