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Smart Grid requires a Smart meter, coalition asserts.
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Demand Response and Advanced Metering Coalition (DRAM), a group of utilities, metering and communications companies, and public interest groups, called on Congress to retain a provision in the energy bill that would provide a tax incentive aimed at accelerating the installation of smart meters in homes and businesses across the country.
Smart meters allow electricity users to choose to lower their electricity bills by shifting their usage to lower cost periods. Such activity by users is increasingly seen by policy makers as a key part of a plan for addressing the nation's electricity needs. Additionally, when a smart meter is used, additional benefits in areas such as outage detection and restoration can be realized, making the meter a key component of a utility's efforts to address blackouts and storm related outages.
Energy experts increasingly are turning their attention to demand response and advanced metering. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), a leader in efforts aimed at creating a Smart ...
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