electric system, which rivals the Apollo space program as "the supreme engineering achievement of the 20th century," is aging, inefficient, congested, vulnerable to attack (both natural and manmade), and incapable of supporting - much less managing - 21st century energy requirements. Along with building out their power generation infrastructure to provide increased capacity, the US electric industry needs to infuse the system with "smart grid" technology, expanding, for example, the use of microprocessors…
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