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| Smarter Electric Grid Could Save Power                             |
|   from the you-should-return-for-a-refund-if-it-doesn’t dept.      |
|   posted by timothy on Monday May 05, @00:39 (Power)               |
|   http://news.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/05/05/0120215 |
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Wired has a timely story about putting more of the automated and
non-automated [0]decisions behind the use of electrical power into and
around households. From the summary: “If the electric grid stops being
just a passive supplier of juice, consumers could make choices about how
and when to consume power. Power providers and tech companies are working
to redesign the grid so you can switch off your house when high demand
strains the system, or program your house or appliances to make that
move.” A similar story is featured right now on PhysOrg, highlighting a
particular pilot project involving [1]“smart meters” in Elizabethtown,
Pennsylvania.