Fractals of Change: The Smart Grid Should Be Stupid

Fractals of Change: The Smart Grid Should Be Stupid: "The Smart Grid Should Be Stupid

It is becoming conventional wisdom (uh-oh) that a large part of the strategy for reducing dependence on imported oil is to use electricity from sources like wind turbines, solar arrays and concentrators, and nuclear plants as a substitute for that oil. There is general recognition (uh-oh again) that getting that electricity from where it is produced to where it is used will require rebuilding our sadly obsolete electrical grid. Moreover, that new grid should be 'smart' so that demand and supply can better be matched across the network. The important question is want do we mean by smart?"