Approximately $4 billion of this year’s stimulus package will be dedicated to smart-grid technology deployments and demonstration projects. Of course, $4 billion is only a drop in the bucket compared to the hundreds of billions needed for a total system overhaul. But this plan could help utilities better understand roadblocks they might face when following through with an effort that some equate with Eisenhower’s interstate highway system plan.
This article, one of the bimonthly Utility Business columns I write for Electrical Contractor magazine, originally ran in July 2009.
