Those exact times mattered in traditional linear broadcast venues where everything is scheduled and programmed around a set grid.
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In light of the calls by the National Farmers Union to set up grid to ferry water supplies from Wales to parts of the UK, Mr George called for the minister's views on the idea of a national water grid.
More importantly, the subsea smart grid set the stage for large-scale subsea processing, which would reduce the costs of developing deep-sea fields dramatically.
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The real challenge is to figure out how to achieve the more ambitious goals that Grid enthusiasts have set themselves.
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Multiply that by millions of customers in a metro area, and a smart grid can produce a data set large enough to monitor power demand in real time and predict probable outages before they occur.
For communities that may not be able to commit resources to a full micro-grid, or may take years to set one up, this type of resource is worth considering.
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In northern California alone, the current power deficit averages 2, 000 to 3, 000 megawatts per hour, according to the California Independent System Operator, the agency set up to monitor the state's power grid.
Button's McLaren started fourth on the grid, as Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel set the pace in qualifying to claim pole position.
Consumers could save several times that much if the system cuts peak energy demand, however, since prices at peak hours are set by the least efficient, most expensive generators on the grid.
With more than 175 member companies around the world, The Green Grid seeks to unite global industry efforts, create a common set of metrics, and develop technical resources and educational tools to further its goals.
National Grid announced an agreement Thursday to buy power from a small project set to be built by Deepwater Wind near Block Island, R.
We've got an entirely new set of technologies, huge demands in terms of energy, but we've got a grid that's completely outdated.
And in Germany, solar producers have set a new world record, pumping an astounding 14.7 TWh of electricity into the grid during the first six months of 2012 -- 4.5 percent of the country's total power production during that period.
Ideally, this sort of set-up could allow computer users in remote areas to be able to charge up without worrying about grid connectivity.
The plant is set to open in 2016 with rubbish transported to Severnside by rail and burnt, generating electricity for the National Grid.
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