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Electricity
Smart Grids
Smart Grids: The Internet of Electricity
Smart grids are turning the old one-way electricity network into something far more flexible and intelligent. Using sensors, forecasting and automation, they can balance variable wind and solar power, store surplus electricity for later, move clean energy from distant renewable projects, and let homes and businesses sell unused power back to the grid. Together, these connected technologies could make renewable electricity more reliable, efficient and responsive around the clock.
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How this solution scores
- Impact4 / 5Cuts little alone, but enables solar and wind to take over.
- Speed4 / 5Digital upgrades roll out quickly; big new power lines take longer.
- Cost4 / 5Cheaper than building the extra power stations they avoid.
- Readiness4 / 5Widely deployed already, though upgrades are uneven between countries.
- Nature3 / 5Small physical footprint.
