SUMMARY
Miles O’Brien examines power grid reliability in a neighborhood near Austin, Texas that uses “smart grid” technology to track – and control – its energy consumption.
From: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/july-dec12/smartgrid_07-13.html
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