“Southwest Washington’s high-tech industry is wising up to the business opportunities in the smart grid – also called the Internet for the electrical power grid. Many of the region’s largest technology manufacturers, engineers and research laboratories, including Sharp and Underwriters Laboratories in Camas, already have invested in new products and services and are vying for a slice of the $4.1 billion set aside in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help build a smart grid. Others are brainstorming ways to enter the $6 billion market, estimated to grow 21 percent annually through 2014, according to Specialists in Business Information, a market research firm. For more on how the smart grid will benefit Clark County businesses, read Sunday’s Columbian -Columbian Business E-Newsletter
July 3, 2009...3:13 pm
Clark County poised to lead energy system advances in the smart grid
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