[IMG]http://simplefeed.consumerreports.org/rsrc/i/1/_/by_the_numbers_smart_grid_gets_big_jolt_of_cash__4 99744937/4.gif?f=3dcb3160-01dc-11dc-32a2-0019bbc55f7f&s=AewyNia7NTvDvhaDemju5DEsbnVsbCwwLDA *[/IMG] By the Numbers: Smart grid gets big jolt of cash from stimulus bill
$11 billion
Amount of money the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009?that's the stimulus bill?will provide for the creation of a 3,000-mile smart grid with state-of-the-art or upgraded electricity-transmission lines. Read our Buzzword to learn more about the smart grid and see how GE is planning to be a wizard when it comes to this technology.
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