PG&E, based in the Bay area, has always leveraged its proximity to Silicon Valley and tried out innovative technologies in IT and energy efficiency.
In this video, Pat Lawicki CIO of PG&E talks to ZDNet Editor in Chief Dan Farber about tagging utility poles with RFID, smart meters that will quickly measure customer energy usage and intelligent grids that will allow for better maintenance and service.
While the regulated industry is considered stodgy, number of innovations I have written about before are transforming it.
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