REDUCTION OF CARBON FOOT PRINT

BY USING IT. Edition-4

Now technology has truly developed to a stage where the grid is about to be transformed completely. The fundamental problem with electricity grid is electric consumption goes through peaks & lows, there is no way to manage this except through load shedding if the demand is too high. The smart grid can help utilities to manage their distribution better switching off high consumption devices remotely.

                  Smart grid could help utilities charge differential tariffs for consumption during peak & off peak hours, & let enlightened consumers pay more for electricity from renewable sources. A smart grid is considered so essential in our fight against climate change that without it no renewable energy technology will work fully.

                  Electricity is the most efficient form of energy. Simply by using electricity wherever possible can reduce global energy consumption significantly. For example, a study by two California professors, Mark Jacobson & Mark Delucchi, found that world could cut its energy needs by 2030 by 5.4 terawatts (about 30%) just by using electricity wherever possible. They say that these needs can be met mostly by just three technologies: Solar, Wind & Water.