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US DOE Awards More than $47M in Recovery Act Funding to Advance Smart Grid Development; New Smart Grid Report and Smart Grid Clearinghouse

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This investment will add to the $17 million in funds the Department had awarded these projects in 2008 following a competitive award process. Smart grid supports EV and PHEV deployment through real-time pricing structures and bi-directional metering. Zenergy Power Inc. University of Nevada – Las Vegas.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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A key thing, he said, will be to recharge the batteries at an acceptable time for the electricity grid — to “make sure people aren’t charging at the very peak, peak time,” like late afternoon when the electricity grid is already weighted down by demands like air conditioning. Email us directly at greeninc@nytimes.com.

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