Building a smarter grid in Austin Texas

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http://www.edf.org/energy/building-smarter-grid-austin-texas

The neighborhood is a living laboratory of ideas and technologies that will move the nation’s $1.3 trillion electricity market toward a future in which energy is cheap, abundant and clean.

"We are going to revolutionize how energy is produced, transported and consumed in America, " says Brewster McCracken, Pecan Street’s executive director.

The initiative began in 2008 when McCracken, a City Councilman, met with representatives from Austin Energy (the local utility), the Chamber of Commerce and the University of Texas to discuss Austin’s energy future.
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