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It seems the problem isn’t that there isn’t an endless fount of renewable energy available, but that there isn’t the infrastructure of power lines to carry it.

Getting renewable power to the people.

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One aspect of alternative energy is consumption efficiency, and the city of Austin has been working on a smart grid system, to channel and store energy where it is needed. Another interesting aspect to their plan is the allowance of a realtime laboratory , an open grid, where entrepreneurs can test out in the wild, ways to move power around.

Deep in the Heart of Texas: A Smart Grid – Green Inc. Blog – NYTimes.com.

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