Smart Grid

We explore how a smart grid will connect renewable energy resources to our existing power grid, and help us
share that power more efficiently.  Sid Suryanarayanan and his research group at the Colorado School of Mines study electric power systems. By developing ways to make sure we have a reliable stream of electricity and control systems that regulate energy use, the team is making our power grid smarter.

Graduate student Hilary Brown looks at what changes we can make to our existing grid and explores a new
concept called “distributed generation.” Fellow student Josune Armas writes computer programs to improve
how and when we use electricity at home. Since electricity is cheaper at “off-peak” times, this means we
can save a little cash too.

At the University of Texas at Austin, Ted Song designs, builds and tests a device that regulates and converts electricity from different renewable sources that we’ll be able to use in our homes.

Smart Grid will change where our power comes from and how we all use it so we can keep turning on the electronics we need and love.