Link: Smart Grid Is On Its Way

Bama4Ever831 · October 27th, 2009, 03:45 PM

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	What would a smart grid mean to you? In theory, you could save money by running appliances like dishwashers or dryers at night when electricity is cheaper. You’d know how much it costs you to watch that big-screen TV. (Care to take a guess? Read on.) If you installed solar panels on the roof, you could sell electricity back to the grid. Or recharge that electric car you may buy in 2010 or 2011. The laudable goal is to empower consumers to buy electricity the way we buy groceries or gasoline or airplane tickets -- where we know what we are getting and what it costs when we make purchasing decisions.

The Smart Grid Is On Its Way -- Slowly | Green Business | Reuters

What do you think?

Mamacalled · October 27th, 2009, 04:14 PM

The goal is for the government to control how much power you use and control our lives more. Let's keep giving up pur freedoms.

swoop10 · October 27th, 2009, 04:19 PM

	Quote:	Mamacalled
	The goal is for the government to control how much power you use and control our lives more. Let's keep giving up pur freedoms.

Woo-hoo, more government control over everything in our lives. Can't wait to have them set out my clothes every morning so that will be one less decision I will have to make.

RogueElephant · October 27th, 2009, 04:21 PM

I agree with Mamacalled.

DiamondDust · October 27th, 2009, 04:27 PM

Isn't this how Skynet came into existence?

Bodhisattva · October 27th, 2009, 04:44 PM

My dishwasher died last night. Coincidence?

Bama4Ever831 · October 27th, 2009, 05:19 PM

The government isn't going to control it once it is built. I thought the fact that you could buy energy at different rates would please some of you extreme capitalists at least.

Mamacalled · October 27th, 2009, 05:25 PM

	Quote:	Bama4Ever831
	The government isn't going to control it once it is built. I thought the fact that you could buy energy at different rates would please some of you extreme capitalists at least.

I already run my dishwasher at night.
You are too trusting in our government.

Bama4Ever831 · October 27th, 2009, 05:29 PM

	Quote:	Mamacalled
	I already run my dishwasher at night. You are too trusting in our government.

Perhaps you are too paranoid. The game can work both ways.

And if you run your dishwasher at night you don't get the added benefit of it costing less unless you are on a smart grid. To be honest, I doubt many would notice if there was a smart grid anyway.

swoop10 · October 27th, 2009, 05:36 PM

	Quote:	Bama4Ever831
	The government isn't going to control it once it is built. I thought the fact that you could buy energy at different rates would please some of you extreme capitalists at least.

If you don't think the government won't control this then you are way too trusting. When they try to say that global warming is out of control so they will have to take control of the grid. Why do you have to be on the grid to get the benifit of lower prices at night? If you ask me it is to get people on the grid. Why would they want that so bad if it wasn't for control?

coUrAgeWins · October 27th, 2009, 05:37 PM

Smart grid == hacked.

Wait until our entire electrical infrastructure is constantly being bombarded by hacking attempts from the Chinese, North Koreans, Iranians, etc, etc.

How many times are we going to be sitting in the dark waiting for a re-boot, because a critical patch had to be applied

I know, I know a smart grid is a more efficient use of resources and all that. But if it's networked, it WILL be hacked. Not a question of if, a question of when.

Bodhisattva · October 27th, 2009, 05:38 PM

The Smart Grid - brought to you by a not-so-smart government

I'm sold!

Bodhisattva · October 27th, 2009, 05:41 PM

"I am so smart. S-M-R-T" - Homer Simpson (singing)