Jim Merriam is the director of Efficiency Vermont and he has done a remarkable job distilling and explaining Smart Grid to Vermonters. Vermont will be one of the first states with a statewide Smart Grid, thanks to a $69 million federal grant and matching funds from the state's electric utilities, and so will need a Smart Grid-educated populace.
Jim's op-ed was published recently in the Rutland Herald. Read it here:
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