smart grid

See also: smartgrid

English

Noun

smart grid (plural smart grids)

1. A computerized power grid which gathers and analyzes information from users to determine the most efficient and reliable operation of electricity distribution
   • 2009 January 16, Patrick Wintour, Nicholas Watt, Dan Milmo, “Cameron: we will build £1bn 'smart grid' to green Britain”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     In an interview with the Guardian, Cameron said "smart grid technology", one of the centrepieces of Barack Obama's planned multibillion dollar infrastructure investment programme, was the equivalent of "the internet for electricity. […] "