New technologies intended to boost reliance on renewable energy could destabilize the power grid if they’re not matched with careful pricing policies.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—(ENEWSPF)—August 3, 2011. In the last few years, electrical utilities have begun equipping their customers’ homes with new meters that have Internet connections and increased computational capacity. One envisioned application of these “smart meters” is to give customers real-time information about fluctuations in the price of electricity, which might encourage them to…
