Feature Story: Saving energy – and money – thanks to smart grids
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One of the world’s leading experts on energy systems will be a guest speaker at the University of Regina on June 4, 2015, and will talk about how technology can help reduce power bills. John McDonald will give a presentation on “The Future of Energy: Smart Grid and Beyond.” McDonald says for a typical consumer, a smart grid means the ability to manage energy use – without compromising lifestyle – to save energy and cut power bills. “As a first step they can utilize in-home enabling technology, such as programmable communicating thermostats and load control devices. Second, they can take advantage of the smart meters their utility has installed on their home and go to their utility web site to see the electric usage at their home. They will see areas where they can reduce their consumption,” McDonald explains.