Smart Grid: To see the future of electric power, just travel to... Africa?!?
ou probably know about GE Digital Energy, a smart grid leader. But did you know about GE Power & Water, a line of business that (among other things) helps industrial customers become self-sufficient?
Or, in this case, to make an entire 5,000-population island self-sufficient. We told you earlier why utilities may soon be obsolete in Hawaii and California. But let's not forget that some parts of the developing world may simply leap-frog into the future, eschewing centralized grids for solar + storage solutions like the one described in the press release below. – Jesse Berst
ou probably know about GE Digital Energy, a smart grid leader. But did you know about GE Power & Water, a line of business that (among other things) helps industrial customers become self-sufficient?
Or, in this case, to make an entire 5,000-population island self-sufficient. We told you earlier why utilities may soon be obsolete in Hawaii and California. But let's not forget that some parts of the developing world may simply leap-frog into the future, eschewing centralized grids for solar + storage solutions like the one described in the press release below. – Jesse Berst
