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The Smart Grid must be big: You can even major in it at college. At least, you’ll be able to at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College this fall.

President Obama has announced three actions to boost U.S.
biofuel production, including the final rule implementing the Renewable Fuel Standard,
which calls for 36 billion
gallons of biofuel by 2022; a proposed rule for biomass crop
assistance; and a report that establishes a roadmap for biofuel growth.

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The Commerce Department has released a roadmap for about 80 initial standards needed for the Smart Grid Interoperability. The publication identifies 14 gaps in the existing system and has made a priority action plan for filling them.
Cyber security has a Critical Role. Smart Grids must be able to protect itself from hacker attacks that might turn the power off.
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Berg Insight says 96.3 million European households will have smart meters by 2014

Gothenburg, Sweden – June 29, 2009: According to a new research report from the analyst firm Berg Insight, the installed base of smart electricity meters in Europe will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 16.2 percent between 2008 and 2014 to reach 96.3 million at the end of the period. The strong uptake of intelligent metering puts within reach the EU-wide target that 80 percent of the households should have smart meters by 2020. Providing consumers with detailed information about their electricity consumption, the new generation of meters give customers control over energy costs and create financial incentives for energy savings.

The adoption of smart meters started in Italy and has continued in the Nordic countries where Sweden decided to make smart meters mandatory from July 2009, starting a trend for the rest of Europe. “Today, Sweden has become the first country in the world to achieve 100 percent penetration for smart meters”, said Tobias Ryberg, Senior Analyst, Berg Insight. “In the next years Italy, Ireland, Norway and Finland will follow and by the end of the next decade many more countries including France, Spain and the UK will also have smart meters.”

He adds that some countries are moving slower due to resistance from certain stakeholders. The Netherlands has postponed the rollout of smart meters following a heated debate over the potential risk that remote monitoring of energy consumption would lead to privacy violations and in Germany the government is reluctant to impose what could be perceived as a surveillance technology. “The privacy threat from smart meters is grossly exaggerated”, said Ryberg. “They are opposed because they represent a new technology for collecting information in a time when large groups of people are afraid of the consequences of living in an information based society. Indeed the energy industry has a major responsibility in protecting the privacy of its customers, but first and foremost it must work to create a sustainable energy system in which smart meters are an essential component.”

About Berg Insight
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