$6m Smart grid for NY-Long Island to avoid 2006 blackout
Post date: Aug 06, 2009 6:18:52 PM
Con ED Green roof Con ED - Con Edison gets smart grid to avert Blackouts
The future of green electric energy is coming to NY
The future of green electric energy is coming Tuesday to northwest Queens.
A $6 million pilot program featuring high-tech methods to streamline electricity
flow will be unveiled by Consolidated Edison in neighborhoods hit by a massive
blackout three summers ago.
The "smart grid" program includes home smart meters that inform consumers about their energy use and plugs for hybrid cars -
innovations that the company hopes will lower costs and help prevent blackouts.
About 1,500 customers will be introduced next month to smart meters - devices that will break down their juice consumption by appliance.
The utility will also install solar panels on the roof of Guardia college to test how green energy can be integrated into the city power-delivery system.
"The blackout of 2006 showed that Con Ed's infrastructure is woefully inadequate"
source: nydailynews.com