The Department of Energy has
authorized the release of $89 million in stimulus funding to the
Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project (PNW-SGDP), a collaboration between the Bonneville Power Administration, the University of Washington, five technology partners, 11 utilities companies across Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, and Battelle, which operates the Pacific Northwest National Lab, to test new smart grid technologies. This money will be combined with another $89 million in matching funds met by the PNW-SGDP demonstration team. With the full funding, the team will be able to move ahead with the five-year project, which is expected to expand existing electric infrastructure, and test new devices, software, and analytical tools at home and on the grid in 12 Pacific Northwest communities.
Author: Thea Chard
Before joining Xconomy, Thea spent a year working as the editor of another startup, the hyperlocal Seattle neighborhood news site QueenAnneView.com. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California, where she double-majored in print journalism and creative writing. While in college, Thea spent a semester studying in London and writing for the London bureau of the Los Angeles Times. Indulging in her passion for feature writing, she has covered a variety of topics ranging from the arts, to media, clean technology and breaking news. Before moving back to Seattle, Thea worked in new media development on two business radio shows, "Marketplace" and "Marketplace Money" by American Public Media. Her clips have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, the Santa Monica Daily Press, Seattle magazine and her college paper, the Daily Trojan. Thea is a native Seattleite who grew up in Magnolia, and now lives in Queen Anne.
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