There are a handful of energy experts out there who believe that America’s utility giants could have recovered from Hurricane Sandy much better had they invested in smart grid upgrades.
The mathematics is complicated, and it’s hard to determine the amount of damage to electricity infrastructure Hurricane Sandy caused, and how much less damage might have been caused if we had smart grids. Immediate damage is more a question for burying power lines, than for installing smart grid technology. But smart grid technology would certainly help predict potential problems and respond to them before they get out of control. More than anything, it’s about fast recovery and about serving the customer, who is, after all, paying for electricity.
There are also plenty of naysayers, who like to point out that smart grid technology is not a magic cure. Certainly, it’s not, but no one’s talking about magic, they’re talking about progress and modern technology.
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