%0 Journal Article %A Herron, Brendan %D 2017 %T An Australian smart electric grid - Critical infrastructure for addressing global warming %U https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/journal_contribution/An_Australian_smart_electric_grid_-_Critical_infrastructure_for_addressing_global_warming/4955936 %R 10.4225/03/5906b50ec3d51 %2 https://bridges.monash.edu/ndownloader/files/8333027 %K Smart Meters %K Electricity %K Climate change %K 1959.1/786770 %K journal article %K Smart Grid systems %K Global warming %K 1835-4270 %K monash:110736 %K 10.2104/tja09007 %K Greenhouse emissions %X Smart Grid systems (high performance communications and distributed intelligence overlaid on the 100+ year old electric grid) have the potential to be the single largest contributor to a solution for global warming available today. Electric power produces 35% of Australias greenhouse gases and studies indicate that a Smart Grid could reduce total greenhouse gases by nearly 9%. Unfortunately, the focus of some utilities and regulators on installing so called "Smart Meters" (at an estimated cost of $2.7 to $4.3 billion for 100% rollout in Australia) may result in an increase in greenhouse gases rather a reduction. Copyright 2009 Brendan Herron. No part of this article may be reproduced by any means without the written consent of the publisher. %I Monash University