From more sustainable production to cybersecurity enhancements (and challenges), smart grid technologies may soon be changing our energy landscape.

As part of the Recovery Act, the Smart Grid Investment Grant (SGIG) stipulated that over 200,000 smart transformers, 850 sensors and 700 automated substations be added to the existing grid.

Public doubts about smart meters -- the basic components of a smart grid -- are in the news once again. The New York Times just ran a piece about the "Stop Smart Meters" movement in the San ...

Grid congestion—an "overloaded" electricity grid—results in delays to building projects and sustainable initiatives. However, research by energy scientist Nico Brinkel has found that "smart charging" ...

Sixty-eight percent of consumers have never heard of the smart grid and 63 percent draw a blank about smart meters, according to a poll by Harris Interactive. Meanwhile, consumers think smart ...

ELEC_ENG 395, 495: Introduction to Smart Grid Systems VIEW ALL COURSE TIMES AND SESSIONS Prerequisites Multi-variable calculus, linear algebra, basic optimization and game theory, or consent of the ...

The best power outage is the one you never experience. PPL Electric Utilities’ industry-leading Smart Grid technology has now prevented more than 3 million power outages for customers on the ...