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Jan. 14, 2011
Towards a Smarter Grid
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| How reliable is our national electrical distribution system? A recent article in IEEE Spectrum claims that our electrical grid has been getting less reliable. What can be done to make it better? Are calls for a 'smart grid,' that incorporates more data about electricity usage, the answer? We'll talk about it. |
Produced by Charles Bergquist, Director and Contributing Producer
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S. Massoud Amin
Director, Technological Leadership Institute (TLI)
Honeywell/H.W. Sweatt Chair in Technological Leadership
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
University Distinguished Teaching Professor
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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