Obama in Forida: Smart Grid Grants

Saying the nation's electrical distribution system is badly outmoded and inefficient, President Barack Obama announced Tuesday his administration is awarding $3.4 billion in "smart grid" energy technology grants, including $267 million in Florida. A Florida Power & Light project received one of the nation's largest grants: $200 million to create a smart grid in the company's service area. The University of South Florida, where researchers have done advanced work on smart grid technology, has some involvement in that project and other smart-grid work that will benefit from the grants. [Source: Tampa Tribune]

Other smart-grid projects in Florida that received funding:

$20 million to Lakeland Electric
$13 million to JEA, a community-owned electrical co-operative in Jacksonville
$9.7 million to the city of Leesburg
$8.9 million to the city of Tallahassee
$8.1 million to Talquin Electric Cooperative in Quincy, and an additional $2.5 million to the city
$4.9 million to the Intellon Corp. in Orlando

(via FloridaTrend)