Thursday, July 21, 2011

USDA Granted Millions For Rural Smart Meters

With funding from USDA Rural Development’s Rural Utilities Service (RUS), rural electric cooperatives are leading the way in smart grid deployments. Last year, RUS approved $7.1 billion in loans for a broad range of rural electric grid modernization, including $152 million in loans for smart meters. Smart grid infrastructure includes metering, substation automation, computer applications to monitor and control systems and processes, two-way communications, geospatial information systems, and additional system improvements.

As an ongoing example of the Obama Administration’s commitment to smart grid technologies, Vilsack announced that $106 million in electric loans USDA Rural Development is providing includes $7.4 million in smart grid technology for technologies such as load management and automatic meter reading.

NOTE: 10 California counties have banned smart meters, so have cities in Maine and other areas, these 24/7, intrusive, toxic frequency wireless devices are not only an invasion of every aspect of your personal life, but are dangerous to your health at a cellular level. Plus, they will require that YOU purchase new appliances that are "smart meter compliant"

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