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The Smarter the Grid, The Less You Should Notice It

By Tyler Hamilton on May 18, 2012

Tags: blackouts, electric grid, energy efficiency, energy outages, power loss, smart grid, Toronto Hydro, electricity, energy, Richard Ford, Victoria Catterson

Richard Ford doesn’t like the term smart grid.

“It means different things to different people,” says the manager of grid solutions at Toronto Hydro. “The term has become overused. It gets in the way.”

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