Smart Grid Industry News Roundup: 07/13/2010

Smart Grid Industry News Roundup: 07/13/2010

Check out some of our favorite stories on Smart Grid and smart meter technologies this week.  Here’s what you might have missed below:

Can We Attract the Smart Grid to Wind Power?
Here’s an awesome video that asks the important question as to whether or not we can attract the future Smart Grid to developing wind power technology.  The marriage of the two might do a great deal for energy conservation and reduced energy costs.

Just How Smart IS the Smart Grid?
Important questions being asked as many experts want to know just how smart the Smart Grid actually is.  What kind of technologies might it employ and just how much information will be exchanged throughout the system?   Great read about important technologies.

Why Overhyping is Better Than No-Hyping for the Smart Grid
Many believe that even though the Smart Grid is currently being hyped, or possibly over-hyped, it is much better than no hype at all.  The fact remains, the more attention that is drawn to it, the more likely great technologies can and will develop.

How The Smart Grid Will Actually Work
Do you ever wonder how stuff works?  This article aims to show you exactly how, once finished, the Smart Grid will actually work.  From out with the old to all of the green science that will go into it, this is a fascinating update on the fledgling technology.

Smart Grid Prediction: Transmission Infrastructure Investments Could Top $600 Billion in Decade
Talk about giant sums of money!  Predictions are in that over the next 10 years, investments in the high-voltage electricity transmissions industry could top $600 billion dollars.  The evidence of thousands of miles of new transmission lines being built has lead to the estimates being this high.

Be sure to check back next Tuesday for the latest Smart Grid Industry News Roundup.