Think of a “smart grid” (like in “The Matrix”) and combine that with the efficiency of the internet, a connection linked with an energy plan wired much like your electricity for some of your home standards–like the oven, the water heater, the TV, everything–and you’ve got a revolutionary plan set up right in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The very first internet pipeline on an electrical network!
Think of the wipe-out of blackouts for good. Your phone service and electrical service merged with the power of the internet connectivity makes for impressive speeds that rival even that of your typical high-speed internet service. It’s all starting right in Tennessee, the self-proclaimed energy capital of the U.S. It’s a monumental advancement in internet connection technology merged with housing utilities to literally save millions of dollars annually. Comcast will need to watch their backs as this revolutionary method of worldwide connection can reduce YouTube upload times from minutes to literally seconds at a time–which is to date unheard of. In scientific terms, that’s one gigabyte per second. In other words, that’s incredibly fast.
Of course, the new service which has been dubbed the EPB is charging as much as $350 per month for such high speeds, but when you factor in the merging of your electrical bill and utilities, 170,000 homeowners still benefit huge from the impenetrable network. As said before, no more blackouts and a ton of money saved for residents. Even tech-savvy Korea is eyeing the technology started in little Chattanooga, Tennessee, and has plans to utilize the new technological network capability in 2012.
It may change the world as far as energy consumption and the use of the internet on a supernova scale of dynamic proportions. High speed becomes lightning fast; bills become slightly more convenient to deal with. It truly is an interesting landmark day in the age of technology.