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The latest on the Obama Stimulus Package at the 10th Annual Metering, Billing/CIS America conference and exhibition
Driven by newly elected President Barack Obama, the US House of Representatives has passed an US$819 billion economic stimulus package, with funds targeted at, among others, broadband deployment, health IT and a national electric
smart grid.
The legislation also includes an $11 billion program to enable the US Department of Energy to assist in the deployment of an Internet-based smart energy grid, which could allow homeowners to track and adjust their electricity use on the Web.
The smart grid program would, among other things, provide grants to electric utilities for smart-grid demonstration projects.
How will the allotted funding affect your business model? What negative impact, if any, do you feel the package will have on the industry? Who do you see benefiting the most from the proposal?
Howard Scott discussed the benefits and challenges facing the Obama Stimulus Package in a Smart Session on Tuesday, March 24, 2009. The session was informative and extremely beneficial to all participants.
Doing Business with the data, Chris Bennet shared how Florida Power and Light are strategizing for the future data wave.
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