Smart Grid: The Future of Energy

Today’s energy grid (the network for delivering power from producers to consumers) is inefficient and unreliable. Congestion, bottlenecks, and blackouts cost energy providers and consumers billions of dollars annually. Additionally, consumers are uninformed when it comes to how and when they use energy and where that energy comes from. Furthermore, most energy generated today comes from a few large fossil fuel based producers, making the grid very “dirty” and vulnerable to attacks and natural disasters. In the future, our energy grid will be smart. 

 

A smart grid will be more efficient than our current energy grid, as each asset within the grid will integrate well with other assets to maximize function while reducing costs, energy use, and air pollution.

To learn more, download the Council's fact sheet on Smart Grid technology below.