Category: Smart Grid

What is a Smart Grid?

by Webmaster • April 12, 2014 • Comments Off

A Smart Grid is an efficient way of managing the electricity. The term appeared first in 1998 but started to be more commonly used in 2003. A Smart Grid uses information and communications technologies applied to the electrical grid to collect data…

Finland progress in the Smart Grid development

by Webmaster • November 17, 2013 • Comments Off

Esplanade in Helsinki during a winter. Photo: Lauri Rantala (Flickr)

Fortum, a Finnish company, is installing smart meters in its area of influence. This is a part of the project started three years ago to provide to all Finnish electricity consumers with a smart meter as it is established in…