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Contact: Melissa Gordon
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The energy industry is at a tipping point – facing a paradigm shift in the way that energy is produced, delivered and used. Increased demand for power has put a strain on the aging infrastructure of the United States power grid, causing it to become increasingly overloaded and unstable. Reorienting the nation’s urban and energy infrastructure around platforms of efficiency, sustainability, and reduced greenhouse gas emissions represents perhaps the greatest engine for innovation, job creation, and economic productivity growth in coming decades. In 2010, Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation initiated a $12.6 million project, supported by the Department of Energy and the State of Illinois, to educate and train the nation’s workforce to meet the global challenges and opportunities of the smart grid. The Center for Electricity Innovation will oversee the operations of this initiative. |
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