Fighting the Heat with a Smarter Grid

Image credit: Good When the temperature climbs, demand on the power grid goes up with the mercury. The culprits are a million air conditioners cranked to full blast and the result, when things get really hot, is sometimes a power outage. To combat this surge in demand, utilities have tried to generate more power but recently they have also tried a different strategy: Using the available energy more intelligently …. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Fighting the Heat with a Smarter Grid

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