Since the beginning of 2012, smart grid improvements on Pacific Gas and Electric Co.’s (PG&E) system have avoided almost 3.8 million customer outage minutes, according to the utility’s Smart Grid Annual Report. PG&E also says that it has deployed nearly 10 million electric and gas smart meters to date.
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http://smartgrid.testing-blog.com/2013/10/10/pge-highlights-smart-grid-improvements-on-its-system/#more-34813