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A group of smart grid specialist from around the world are meeting this week at University of California San Diego. Clean TECH San Diego has announced the formation of a coalition of 25 local, national, and global organizations to transform the San Diego electrical grid into a digital smart grid according to an article in Trading Markets.
“Realizing the benefits of the smart grid is more than just a high-tech experiment,” said Michael R. Niggli, chief operations officer of SDG&E. “SDG&E was the first utility in the continental United States to agree to generate 33 percent of our electricity from renewable resources by 2020, and the smart grid will help pave the way to this goal and develop a more sustainable energy future for all of us.”
“Greater interaction among all the stakeholders is essential to the success of the smart grid,” said Lisa Bicker, president of CleanTECH San Diego. “By leveraging San Diego’s strong history of collaboration we will enable new products, services and markets to fuel an economic engine in San Diego and beyond. In addition, we will bring new clean technology jobs and export opportunities to our region.”
Way to go SDG&E and Clean TECH!
“San Diego is an ideal location for smart grid development because the region has one of the greenest universities in the nation and plentiful sources of renewable energy,” said Niggli. “We also have civic and industry leaders who are capitalizing on these advantages to attract a critical mass of cutting-edge alternative energy enterprises.”
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