Smart Grid in America and Europe (Part I)

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Similar desires, different approaches.

Fortnightly Magazine - January 2011
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In the last few years the media has been abuzz over the smart grid. Definitions abound, as well as numerous interpretations. The definition is the starting point of a cohesive vision that governments can use to make the smart grid a reality. As the literature in both the European Union and United States show, the definitions contain basic concepts. The multifaceted nature of the smart grid is illustrated by the ways the two governments understand it.

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