Smart grids are supposed to be the future of our aging electric system. And XCel Energy's SmartGridCity project was supposed to turn Boulder, Colorado into the ultimate smart grid hub. According to a 2008 press release from XCel, Boulder would become a city that could "support easily dispatched distributed
generation technologies (such as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles with
vehicle-to-grid technology; battery systems; wind turbines; and solar
panels)" through a "robust, dynamic electric...
Published on August 04, 2010 15:21