The document discusses the smart grid, which modernizes the over 100-year-old electrical grid through digital and analog systems. The smart grid aims to increase reliability by decreasing outages through improved grid stability. It also has environmental benefits like reducing emissions and scaling renewable energy. Additionally, the smart grid allows economic benefits like lower energy bills through monitoring consumption and time-of-use pricing that reduces peak loads.

1. THE SMART GRID
GUIDETO
WHERE POWER IS GOING

2. Whatisit?

3. T H E B A S I C S
GRI D 101

4. Our current electrical
grid is over 100 years
old.
The smart grid
updates existing,
aging infrastructure to
digital and analog
systems.

5. Smart grid refers to the
modernization of our current
electrical system, as well as the
new technologies made possible
by a new,smarter grid.
smart grid=
smart power

6. Whatcanitdo?

7. T H E B E N E F I T S
GRI D 101

8. Reliability
The smart grid keeps
your lights on.
Smart grid improvements
increase grid stabililty,
decreasing outages,
outage duration,
blackouts and surges.

9. Environmental
The smart grid:
reduces greenhouse gas emissions
scales up the use of renewable energy sources like
wind and solar
lets consumers access distributed generation

10. Economic
Ability to monitor consumption,
time-of-use pricing and peak load
reductions add up to lower energy
bills.
smart grid=
smart savings

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