The United States has a vast majority of power plants and transmission lines creating what we call the US electric grid. It’s made up of sources like power plants, solar power, and wind. Recently with certain elements changing, it has forced the experts to take a look at their system and decide if something needs to be changed. With this change in mind, people are beginning to create new technology, for example, smart grid.
Smart grid is a new technology that involves computers and remotes to control. According to the information of SGIC.com, “The “grid” amounts to the networks that carry electricity from the plants where it is generated to consumers. The grid includes wires, substations, transformers, switches and much more.” Whats good about this new grid is that it can locate when something has failed and it will know instantly. Unlike when we lose power during a storm and we have to call to inform someone. The improved efficiency of the new technology will help save money. If something is fixed around the utilities grid, everything else around it will work more
There are so many great advantages to using smart grids. Better quality with digital technology, and has a better reaction rate to natural disasters. I hope this works for our future energy systems.
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http://www.geni.org/globalenergy/library/national_energy_grid/united-states-of-america/americannationalelectricitygrid.shtml
Map of The United States Electricity Grid