One measure is free grid connection for small-and-medium-scale solar power producers.

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Drivers decide when they will need the car and when it will be free for grid use.

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Without the need to electrically charge devices--either via outlets or USB cables--users could at last start to break free from on-the-grid power connections.

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The penthouse suite gets you off that grid, gives your gaze free range.

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In the daytime, when the sun is at its strongest, solar panels like these and electricity stored in car batteries will be able to power the grid with affordable, emission-free energy.

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The Smart Grid provides reliable power that is relatively interruption-free.

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Instead, the company unveiled an update to Flickr at the NYC event with a host of new features that includes a retooled grid UI built out of images and up to 1TB of free storage for users.

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Power generation operates in a free market (subject to all the usual rules on safety etc) and the price which the grid can charge for carrying the power is regulated.

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