Smarter, Greener Grid (Energy Resources, Technology, and Policy)

by Kevin Jones and David Zoppo

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The pressing need for a smarter and greener grid is obvious, but how this goal should be achieved is much less clear. This book clearly defines the environmental promise of the smart grid and describes the policies necessary for fully achieving the environmental benefits of the digital energy revolution.

The United States' electrical grid is an antique. It was built to serve a 20th-century economy and designed in an era when the negative environmental impacts of electricity production were poorly understood. It must be upgraded and modernized. The proposed solution is a "smart grid"-a network of new digital technologies, equipment,...

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  • ISBN10 1322106487
  • ISBN13 9781322106489
  • Publish Date 1 January 2014
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 21 April 2015
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Praeger
  • Format eBook
  • Pages 376
  • Language English