GE flicks switch on $55m investment for smart grid startups

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General Electric partners with venture capitalists to stump up funding for smart grid projects

General Electric yesterday announced that it has partnered with a group of venture capital firms to invest $55m in a dozen startups and research projects working on emerging grid technologies. The investment...

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