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September 29, 2009

GridWeek '09 Day Three introduction

"'Earth was really dying… Five years... That’s all we’ve got!"—David Bowie, playing as people entered the room on the second day of Grid Week, expressing an environmental urgency that wasn’t expressed much during the proceedings, but is a motivator behind many of the Smart Grid policies and programs...

"Smart Grid will be open, collaborative and global."
~ Dr. Christina Johnson, U.S. Department of Energy

"What did the robber-barons, er, Railroads, do…"
~ Dr. Christina Johnson, U.S. Department of Energy drawing parallels between then and now...

"60% of electrical workers are poised to retire in the next 5 years."
~ Dr. Christina Johnson, U.S. Department of Energy

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