News: Sacramento getting smart grid

Sacramento getting smart grid by Candace Lombardi, CNET News June 24, 2009

Sacramento County plans to install a smart grid. (Credit: Sacramento Municipal Utility District)

Sacramento County’s community-owned electric utility has signed a deal for Silver Spring Networks to provide a smart grid for roughly 600,000 homes and businesses.

Installation is to begin [...]

News: Miami to tap stimulus for $200 million smart grid

The City of Miami announced a proposal on Monday to install 1 million two-way “smart meters” to all Miami residents over the next two years in what would be the most comprehensive smart-grid program in the U.S. [...]