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Making Smart Meters the Must-Have Gadget of the Year This content requires a paid GigaOM Pro subscription

  • Friday, March 26, 2010

The challenge is not to prepare consumers for the smart grid's arrival, but to make the wait unbearable.

The Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative’s (SGCC) launch at DistribuTECH this week marked a significant milestone in the industry’s battle to win over consumers, many of whom are none too happy with their smart meters. The group’s priorities, in particular, suggest some real desire to do better: consumer research, outreach and the deployment of smart grid tech in a way that involves consumers. According to Jesse Berst, the acting executive director and managing director of GlobalSmartEnergy, SGCC [...]

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