"ENERGY: Power Grid to Get Boost from Wind, Electric Vehicles"

The Department of Energy claims 20 percent of the Eastern Interconnect grid can be powered by renewable, sustainable wind turbines by 2024, while Delaware is moving ahead with a plan to enable electric vehicle owners to charge up at night and then sell electricity back to the grid during the day. Look for smarter grid technologies to proliferate for the foreseeable future. R.C.J.


The U.S. power grid will be getting a boost from both renewable wind turbines and electric cars using a new vehicle-to-grid technology. The Department of Energy predicts that 20 percent of the Eastern Interconnect grid can be powered by renewable, sustainable wind turbines by 2024. Separately, Delaware will be the first state to enable electric vehicle owners to charge up at night, then sell the electricity back to the grid during the day (at a profit).
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