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Maybe I'm generalizing too much - but couldn't we say that electricity generation is starting to resemble the internet more and more? Servers (generators) that
by binalpatel 10y ago
Maybe I'm generalizing too much - but couldn't we say that electricity generation is starting to resemble the internet more and more?
Servers (generators) that provide content, users (consumers) that want to consume it. As more and more people use things like rooftop solar - more servers are brought online, and the infrastructure needs to be updated accordingly to direct the "traffic" well.
- rybosome 10y agoThat's exactly the idea behind the term "smart grid". Rather than a network which has a relatively static set of inputs and outputs, new nodes in either category can join the network at any time. The US is doing research on smart grids, though I don't have any real familiarity with it - would love to hear more from someone who does.