The U.S. grid is the worst in the industrialized world (outages are up 285%!)

The U.S. grid is the worst in the industrialized world (outages are up 285%!)

By Smart Grid News

Quick Take: Need more ammunition to convince ratepayers and regulators that it’s time to modernize? Need more statistics and examples of just how bad things have gotten in the U.S.? Read “A Smarter Power Grid for U.S. Utilities” from Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Brief abstract below. – Jesse Berst Power outages in the United States are up

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