chattanooga Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:32:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Smart Grid Tech Saved Chattanooga $1.4 million https://www.greenoptimistic.com/smart-grid-tech-saved-chattanooga-1-4-million-20121018/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/smart-grid-tech-saved-chattanooga-1-4-million-20121018/#respond Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:56:06 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=26852 Power grids are fragile things, utility poles and wires susceptible to damage by storms, falling trees, even animal activity. Add to this the increasing strain put on the aging infrastructure by modern technology, especially during the hot summer months, and you’ve got a recipe for power failures. Restoring power can be an expensive and time-consuming […]

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