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Did you know that two-thirds of electricity is lost in the generation and transmission process and never reaches homes and businesses? It's sad, but true. The U.S. electric power system is based on 1950s technology, making it woefully unreliable and inefficient. Its power interruptions and outages cost American businesses at least $150 billion a year, and it's responsible for nearly 40 percent of our greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile we demand more and more electricity every year. There's hope for our power system in the form of available, smart technology and distributed, locally owned systems called microgrids. But we need policy and regulatory change to pave the way for innovation. What can you do? Learn more about electricity and use less of it. Challenge candidates and elected officials to prioritize grid modernization. Study your utility bill and talk about this issue with your friends and family.
Open Letter to U.S. Energy Secretary Chu: Fix the Grid Now Galvin Electricity Initiative Executive Director Kurt Yeager sent an open letter to Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu, congratulating him on his cabinet appointment and calling for Chu to take immediate action addressing the unreliable, inefficient and insecure U.S. electricity grid. Click here to download our Policy Principles fact sheet. The Value of Smart Distribution Grids Quality always saves. To discover the costs and benefits of smart electricity service to communities and citizens - as well as the policy principles we need to facilitate grid modernization and microgrids, click here to read the Value of Smart Distribution Grids report (PDF 537 KB). Campaign Materials
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