Transmission And Distribution World Magazine tells us:
Three more leaders in demand response and smart grid have joined the Association for Demand Response & Smart Grid (ADS), the national DR and smart grid organization. They come aboard as ADS prepares for the upcoming National Town Meeting on Demand Response and Smart Grid (http://www.demandresponsetownmeeting.com). The new members are DTE Energy, Consumers Energy, and Nexant.”
The “Smart Grid” is all about utilities controlling your electrical usage by remote control. And as a side benefit hackers will also be looking to disrupt your life even more than they presently can by controlling your computers.
I run all that down in Stop The Smart Grid. I also have some ideas on how to accomplish the same thing without putting your house on the ‘net. See the bottom of the “Stop The Smart Grid” article to contact me if you would like to help me oppose this stupid idea.