August 22, 2012 - Vermont has been the recipient of $69 million in federal stimulus funds to modernize its electric transmission system to a smart grid. Vermont's investments have already begun to pay dividends.
Case in point: Vermont Electric Cooperative (VEC), which already has near-universal smart meter coverage, cut the outage response time in half after Tropical Storm Irene one year ago.
Vermont's near-universal smart meter coverage as part of the smart grid gives utilities a better idea of energy demand, so unnecessary power generation can be avoided.
Read more: Vermont utilities already benefitting from smart grid - FierceSmartGrid http://www.fiercesmartgrid.com/story/vermont-utilities-already-benefitting-smart-grid/2012-08-22?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal#ixzz24krAj6tm Subscribe: http://www.fiercesmartgrid.com/signup?sourceform=Viral-Tynt-FierceSmartGrid-FierceSmartGrid read more>>>
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