New York Readying For New Smart Grid

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The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO), the non-profit organization that oversees the wholesale market of electrical power in the state, is announcing plans [PDF] for a $74 million smart grid project that is backed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

A $37 million grant from the DOE is helping propel the roll out of smart grid technology in the region, as is $45 million being borrowed from the New York State Public Service Commission, which is going toward the building of a new $35 million power control center. Together, the initiatives claim to create 20 permanent jobs and several hundred temporary construction jobs.

Smart Meter, Smart Grid

image via NYISO

Officials say the new smart grid and control center will help the state embrace more renewable resources like solar and wind, as well as help with storage issues, and ultimately save New York $190 million each year due to efficiencies.

Eventually, NYISO would like to connect and share usage data with other electricity networks in the eastern region and Canada, which could help avoid potential outages like the one in New York City and other parts of both countries in the summer of 2003, which affected up to 55 million people.

Posted on August 20th, 2011

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Posted in Green Computers and Internet, Smart Grid

  • Anonymous

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  • Anonymous

    nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnSMART METER HEALTH PROBLEMS AND CANCER.nnnu00a0nnnA. The WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION on May 31 2011 placed thenNon-ionizing radiation coming from Wireless smart meters (and some othernwireless devices) on the Class 2-B Carcinogen List, along with DDT and Lead.nnnhttp://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2011/pdfs/pr208_E.pdfu00a0nnnu00a0nnnB. The NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH months ago (Feb 2011) foundnbiological changes in the brain after only minutes of exposure to non-ionizingnradiation.nnnhttp://jama.ama-assn.org/content/305/8/808.abstractnnnu00a0nnnC. LABORATORY SCIENTISTS have observednnn(1) Human Cell Damagennn(2) DNA Chain Breaksnnn(3) Breaches in the Blood-Brain Barriernnnfrom levels of non-ionizing radiation lower than emitted bynWIRELESS Smart meters.nnnhttp://electromagnetichealth.org/electromagnetic-health-blog/cc-video/nnnu00a0nnnD. INSURANCE COMPANIES Hired Independent LaboratorynScientists and these scientists also observed Cell Damage and DNA Chain Breaksnand now the Insurance Companies will NOT Insure Liability of damage fromnWireless Smart meters and other wireless devices.nnnTV Video (3 minutes)nnnhttp://eon3emfblog.net/?p=382nnnu00a0nnnu00a0nnnSo shouldnu2019t installation of Wireless smart metersnon people’s homes STOP?u00a0 nnnu00a0nnnBecause Cell Phone use and other devices are Voluntary andncan be shut off at the useru2019s discretion, that is a different issue.nnnu00a0nnn1. WIRELESS SMART METERS u2013 100 TIMES MORE RADIATION THANnCELL PHONES.nnnVideo Interview: Nuclear Scientist, Daniel Hirsch, (5nminutes).nnnhttp://stopsmartmeters.org/2011/04/20/daniel-hirsch-on-ccsts-fuzzy-math/nnnu00a0nnn2. WIRELESS SMART METERS u2013 CANCER, NERVOUS SYSTEM DAMAGE,nADVERSE REPRODUCTION AFFECTS.nnnVideo Interview: Dr. Carpenter, New York Public HealthnDepartment, Dean of Public Health, (2 minutes).nnnhttp://emfsafetynetwork.org/?p=3946nnnu00a0nnn3. THE KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE IN STOCKHOLM (the Universitynthat gives the Nobel Prizes) ISSUES GLOBAL HEALTH WARNING AGAINST WIRELESSnSMART METERS.nnn2-page Press Release:nnnhttp://www.scribd.com/doc/48148346/Karolinska-Institute-Press-Releasennnu00a0nnn4. RADIATION MEASURED FROM SMART METER MOUNTED ON A HOME (oncenactive in the utility system) SHOWS RADIATION BURST PULSES APPROXIMATELY ONCEnEVERY FOUR SECONDS 24 HOURS PER DAY traveling into and through the bodies andnbrains of the inhabitants of that home.nnnYoutube Video (6 minutes, 1st minute isnsufficient).nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRejDxBE6OEnnnn