"Our goal is to become the leading provider of universal smart-grid operating systems for any device and any broadband technology." -- GridNet Founder and CEO Ray Bell (pictured). Google the words ...

Munich, which keeps grabbing global accolades as a progressive city, isn't resting on its laurels. It's up to some more good ideas, this time on the smart grid front. Utility company SWM (Stadtwerke ...

On August 14, 2003, a power line in Ohio overheated, causing a widespread blackout that affected over 50 million people in the United States and Canada. Grid operators at power plants are trained to ...

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