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Smart grid could be fertile ground
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Smart grid technology is taking the nation by storm. President Obama's stimulus package (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) includes about $4.4 billion intended to jump start investment in the smart grid sector.
RFID technology might be able to go along for the ride - especially if the utility industry starts to embrace the technology. Some utilities are using RFID and sensor technology, but relatively few have incorporated RFID into their smart grid strategy to date. And only a small percentage of the millions of smart meters being rolled out to homes and businesses across the country utilize RFID technology.
Still, Mark McGranaghan, a director at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), calls the potential for RFID to impact the smart grid network "a big deal."
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RFID technology is a relative newcomer to the smart grid sector, but the technology could play a major role in the movement to upgrade the nation's out-of-date electric grid.
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