The Energy Issue: Get Smart

A local company pushes “smart grid” technology
by Lee Stabert

When it comes to radically improving the way we use electricity, there is only so much consumers can do—no matter how much they are willing to sweat or how much caulk they pump into window frames.

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The Energy Issue: CAPsized

The PECO rate caps are about to expire. Are you ready?
story by Samatha Wittchen
illustration by Michael Miller

there’s an elephant in the room. You might have overlooked him because it’s a big room—the entire Philadelphia region, in fact. That said, he’s also a big elephant—a big, electron-filled elephant.

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