Wide Angle: Smart Grid
Exactly $43 billion will be spent directly on energy-related matters in the United States. And a big piece of the energy pie will be devoted to the power grid, which works about the same way it did when Thomas Edison conceived of it. Find out what needs fixing and why in this Wide Angle series: The Smart Grid.
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Toward a Renewables-Friendly Grid
A great deal of money and deep technical expertise are now in place to get the United States transmission system ready for lots more wind and some more solar. But radical reform of management and regulation will also be required.
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How Smart Can Your Local Electricity Grid Get?
Xcel Energy's small-town test in Boulder, Colo., of smart-distribution and home-monitoring technology may set the stage for much bigger things.
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Weak Security Will Doom the Grid
Making the grid smarter unintentionally exposes its soft underbelly to a new generation of attackers. Jack Danahy, an expert in software and network security, explains why security must become as central to the goals of the smart grid as cost-savings, energy independence and environmental protection.
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10 Dumb Things About the Grid
In the United States, an antiquated and delicate infrastructure is struggling to keep up with increasing demands. Here are 10 things that will need to be fixed to smarten up the power grid.
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Community Genome Could Produce Biofuels
The genomes of 17 different ants, fungi and bacteria that eat through hundreds of pounds of leaf matter a year could ultimately lead to new techniques for making biofuels.
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