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ClimateWire: The Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration, the largest of 16 U.S. Department of Energy pilot projects, is under way in five Northwest states. It seeks ways to balance the region's huge base of hydroelectric power with its fast-expanding collection of wind farms.
With a budget of $178 million split evenly between an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant and local contributions by 11 utilities and other partners, the smart grid project (pdf) covers a wide array of missions. Charging......
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Integrating wind and water power, an increasingly tough balancing act
Posted by ClimateWire: Peter Behr on December 1st, 2010
Posted in Water Conservation