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Electricity prices will jump 400% without smart meters: analyst

Michael Allan McCrae | March 07, 2012 | 7:08 pm Energy Europe Coal 

Dr. Guido Bartels, chairman of the Global Smart Grid Federation, told Israeli business publication Globes that an investment in smart meter technology can't be avoided, otherwise electricity prices will skyrocket: We estimate that if the current grid is not upgraded,...

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