Today in Houston electric generation giant NRG Energy unveiled the first of its planned 150 electric vehicle charging stations.

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Morgan, Edison merged his company with AC purveyor Thomson-Houston, thus forming General Electric.

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And the electric charging network in Houston?

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NRG, meanwhile, has been ramping up its investments in solar and wind power as well as rolling out an electric car-charging network in the petro capital of Houston, of all places.

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CenterPoint Energy of Houston, for example, plans to install 2 million Internet-capable electric meters over the next five years.

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CenterPoint Energy (nyse: CNP - news - people ) of Houston, for example, plans to install 2 million Internet-capable electric meters over the next five years.

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Touting this as a solution to the chicken-and-egg problem that could inhibit early adopters from buying electric cars, NRG will place these stations within 25 miles of downtown Houston, at retail locations like Walgreens, Best Buy and near office buildings.

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