smart grid

[petersonra]

My brother is an economist and was recently working on soemthing called the Illinois Smart Grid. he seems to think this is a a big deal and will save a lot of money. i am just curious how that could be. Does anyone know anything about it?

[billsnuff]

no first hand knowledge but this is what i googled:

http://tdworld.com/customer_service/illinois-smart-grid-initiative-0806/

[billsnuff]

http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/industry/Major_Smart_Grid_Projects_Announced_printer.html