China Tests a Small Smart Electric Grid

China has begun testing smart-grid technology that could eventually be deployed nationwide to make the delivery of electricity more reliable and efficient. It might also serve as a way to deliver high-speed Internet, TV, and telephony to the farthest reaches of the country. The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) is running the smart-grid project using passive optical networking (PON) technology—a high-bandwidth data wiring that can be run inside electric power cables without interference. Around 86,000 premises in China have so far been connected to the grid; if the project goes nationwide, it would cost around $2 billion to deploy.

Comment from EMF activist: “While China is selling dangerous microwave smart meters around the world, they are testing a safe optical system for themselves. China is not normally noted for its concern for safety, so this may be a good indication of how dangerous and second class the North American wireless smart meter system really is!”

China Tests a Small Smart Electric Grid
by Phil Muncaster, MIT Technology Review, on 29 January 2013

As well as making the grid more reliable and efficient, the technology could deliver high-speed Internet, TV, and telephony.

The smart grid could make electricity cheaper and more reliable, and China’s experience may be an important test case.
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