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Governments, energy companies and tech firms all talk about the “smart grid” a lot, but what exactly is the smart grid? Google that question,
Call it penny-wise, pound-foolish (or Euro-foolish) … although “cutting off your nose to spite your face” might be more apt. Budget-cutting governments are putting
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The year 2012 might not see the fulfillment of any ancient Mayan “prophecy” of the end of the world, but it does appear to