Creepy.
From the various links, seems Progress Energy received a nice chunk of money from the stimulus.....as did Duke Energy Corp.
Progress Energy wins $200M in stimulus funds for ‘smart grid’
So Ashley Turton is a lobbyist for Progress Energy, husband works with legislative affairs (Stimulus).....how convenient.
Progress Energy is to use the $200 M to build a "green Smart Grid virtual power plant through conservation, efficiency, and load shaping technologies including installation of 160,000 meters across its multi-state area."
OMG! Thanks for that valuable information. As I read it with my limited vocabulary, it sounds like slush dollars going to corporations who are going to “save carbon” and “trade credits.”
Ask anybody in Texas or New Mexico if they would rather have “smart grid” meters or more power plants.
$200 million towards a new power plant is possible acceptable as “stimulus”, but fancy electric or gas meters. I want to cry!