About a decade ago the concept of the ‘smart grid’ appeared in New Brunswick as a tool to help manage our electricity system/costs and as an economic development tool. What ever happened to the smart grid? Essentially a smart grid uses technology and smart infrastructure to better manage the supply and demand of energy. In New Brunswick it was a particularly interesting concept because we are almost completely reliant on electricity to heat our homes, businesses and other buildings. So imagine the electricity generation capacity needed in New Brunswick at the low point (say May) and the high point (say February). In many other provinces, when it gets cold, you turn up the natural gas or the heating oil. In New Brunswick, it’s almost all electricity, baby.
What ever happened to the smart grid?
What ever happened to the smart grid?
What ever happened to the smart grid?
About a decade ago the concept of the ‘smart grid’ appeared in New Brunswick as a tool to help manage our electricity system/costs and as an economic development tool. What ever happened to the smart grid? Essentially a smart grid uses technology and smart infrastructure to better manage the supply and demand of energy. In New Brunswick it was a particularly interesting concept because we are almost completely reliant on electricity to heat our homes, businesses and other buildings. So imagine the electricity generation capacity needed in New Brunswick at the low point (say May) and the high point (say February). In many other provinces, when it gets cold, you turn up the natural gas or the heating oil. In New Brunswick, it’s almost all electricity, baby.