Tallahassee Preps Nation’s First Smart Grid That Fuses Electricity, Gas and Water Utilities

Of all the smart electricity grids rolling out locally across the country, Tallahassee’s forthcoming advanced metering system might be the smartest.

This fall, the city’s public utility will launch a smart grid that encompasses electric, natural gas and water services — the first of its kind in the country to combine all three utilities in one network. On a backbone of 220,000 smart meters, a communications infrastructure, data collection software and smart devices, the system will enable the city and customers to save money and manage their power use like never before.

By Russell Nichols, Staff Writer

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