National Public Radio Energy Education

National Public Radio (NPR) this week is running a 10-part series on energy, the utility industry and smart grid. “In its most basic form, the smart grid adds a computer cable to the electrical wire,” described an NPR announcer, noting the two-way communications capability to deploy data points all along the system and lets computers “manage the grid much faster and more efficiently than humans could.” Segments on the “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered” radio programs plus published on the NPR website -- examine the costs, politics and other challenges of upgrading the country's power infrastructure including green generation, utility-scale energy storage and the grid.

Dawson Public Power District may or may not agree with the series points, but we think its important to provide the educational opportunity.

SOURCE: Smart Grid Today (http://www.smartgridtoday.com/)