According to the United States Department of Energy, “Since 1982, growth in peak demand for electricity – driven by population growth, bigger houses, bigger TVs, more air conditioners and more computers – has exceeded transmission growth by almost 25% every year.” Source: The US DOE report, “The Smart Grid: An Introduction.”
Will a smart grid apps help reduce the growth [...]
only 668
additional miles of interstate transmission have been
built since 2000.
Since 2000, only 668 additional miles of interstate transmission have been built. If the United States is to increase the amount of energy that comes from renewal resource like wind, new transmission lines are going to have to be built!
Additionally, these new transmission lines need to be smart [...]