Making America's Electric Grid Smarter
President Obama says America needs to modernize its electrical transmission with a "smart grid" to increase reliability, save money and facilitate the use of renewable energy. Grid experts Daniel Kammen and Kurt Yeager discuss what "smart grid" means, and how to build one.
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