Using tech to end blackouts
May 30 - Some businesses are practicing what's known as demand response -- using computer software and the internet to control energy usage.
When the grid is danger of a power outage, Boston-based EnerNoc sends out an email to its subscribers, and using an electronic meter, it remotely turns down non-essential power.
Conway Gittens reports.
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