smart grid

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smart grid (plural smart grids)

  1. A computerized power grid which gathers and analyzes information from users to determine the most efficient and reliable operation of electricity distribution
    • 2009 January 16, Patrick Wintour, Nicholas Watt, Dan Milmo, “Cameron: we will build £1bn 'smart grid' to green Britain”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
      In an interview with the Guardian, Cameron said "smart grid technology", one of the centrepieces of Barack Obama's planned multibillion dollar infrastructure investment programme, was the equivalent of "the internet for electricity. [] "