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State's 'dumbest' utility secures stimulus money for 'smart grid technology'
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We've had our fair share of fun over the years calling OG&E (Oklahoma Gas & Electric) the state's "dumbest utility company." How else do you explain a company using it's competitor's (Chesapeake Energy) advertising agency when they were trying to get a coal fired plant approved a few years ago.
Well, we may have to change our tune after this story came out yesterday::
AP:
An application by Oklahoma Gas and Electric to install new digital electric meters has been approved for $130 million in federal stimulus funds. A smart grid requires the installation of digital electric meters at customer locations to replace existing electric meters.
The meters transmit information about electricity use to the utility company via a newly installed wireless communications network.
Pretty smart, scamming the government out of $130 million dollars! Gee, wonder how many jobs this saves or "creates"?
