By Jeff St. John | GreenTech Media
Which states are leading the nation in smart grid investment — and which policies and customer engagement practices are driving that lead?
A new report from the GridWise Alliance and the Smart Grid Policy Center lays out the answers to these questions, in a first-ever state-by-state ranking across those three categories.
The Grid Modernization Index Report (PDF), released Sunday at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) meeting in Washington, D.C., lays out a treasure trove of statistical detail for industry players and state utility regulators, along with some unexpected findings on which state policies do — and don’t — correlate to more effective smart grid efforts.
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