Super Bowl power outage sheds light on smart grid

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Katie Kent argues smart grid technologies have the potential to tackle the risk of embarrassing black outs

When the lights flicked off at Super Bowl XLVII, the vibrant energy of the whole event screeched to a halt. Fans and players waited in confused suspense through a 34-minute delay, sparking a flurry of...

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