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A Smarter, Greener Grid - Forging Environmental Progress through Smart Energy Policies and Technologies (Hardcover)
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A Smarter, Greener Grid - Forging Environmental Progress through Smart Energy Policies and Technologies (Hardcover)
Series: Energy Resources, Technology, and Policy
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The pressing need for a smarter and greener grid is obvious, but
how this goal should be achieved is much less clear. This book
clearly defines the environmental promise of the smart grid and
describes the policies necessary for fully achieving the
environmental benefits of the digital energy revolution. The United
States' electrical grid is an antique. It was built to serve a
20th-century economy and designed in an era when the negative
environmental impacts of electricity production were poorly
understood. It must be upgraded and modernized. The proposed
solution is a "smart grid"-a network of new digital technologies,
equipment, and controls that can respond quickly to the public's
changing energy needs by facilitating two-way communication between
the utility and consumers. This book explains the environmental
benefit of a smart grid, examines case studies of existing smart
grids, and identifies the legal and regulatory policy hurdles that
must be overcome to fully realize the smart grid's benefits. Based
on six diverse organizations' experience as "early adopters" in the
digital energy revolution, the authors explore how a smart electric
grid offers real promise for supercharging energy efficiency,
democratizing demand response, electrifying transportation,
preparing for ubiquitous distributed clean energy technologies, and
automating the distribution system. Against the backdrop of climate
change and continuing economic uncertainty, setting a path for
environmental improvement and upgrading our electric grid with new
digital technologies and associated smart policies is more critical
than ever before. Deciphers the muddled "information" from industry
leaders and policymakers about 21st-century energy technology,
enabling readers to understand how a smart grid can be a
cost-effective tool to benefit the climate Provides detailed
information from case studies of six early smart grid leaders to
showcase the strengths and weaknesses of these programs Identifies
the legal and regulatory challenges that could prevent the
successful implementation of a smart electric grid, making it clear
that the issues are not purely technological Serves ideally as a
primary text for courses on smart grid technology and policy as
well as a resource for graduate-level research for energy policy or
climate change policy courses
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