Dear grandchild,
By the time you come into this world, so many changes and developments will have taken place given the present rapid rate of globalization. However, I am writing this letter to you so that you may have a glimpse of my times, which to you will be history. I believe this will be a good chance for you to see the past you were not able to. The main subject of this letter is to give you a picture of an article I have written on electronic energy presently and its future modifications.
Among the sources of energy that have been commonly used by most countries include fossil fuels, solar and wind energy, nuclear and coal. However, most of these energy sources seem to be depleting at fast rates. Therefore the idea of saving energy and getting environmentally friendly energy sources is welcomed by many nations. Among the recent developments in the energy sector is the smart grid energy technology. Smart-grid energy is a form of the electricity network that utilizes digital technology. A smart grid delivers electricity in dual communication to the consumers. This way, it is transparent hence reducing the cost of energy.
The major advantage of this device is that of saving energy hence indirectly conserving the environment. Nonetheless, for the consumers to save energy, they must be able to be accountable and responsible by, for example, switching off the less important electronics when the tariffs are high. This device uses a smart grid meter which is a sophisticated meter that is electrical that usually records the consumption of power per given period, this could be in the hourly form or as any specified period as programmed and relays the information through a given communication network to a central point for monitoring and the usage and billing information.
The most unfortunate thing is that there has not been developed any standard method of pricing electricity throughout the world, and governments have been looking for ways that would match the consumption of energy and production. I hope by the time you will be reading this letter a new technology other than the existing traditional meters will have been developed.
However, in my research, I have found out that Smart meters have the capability of giving customized time usage of electricity, which helps the concerned agencies to set billing tariffs in respect of the time energy is at peak and off-peak. In addition to this, the installation of the devices is still much cheaper compared to the installation of other meters. The aforesaid benefits of the smart grid energy have led to its spread in usage to countries like UK, Europe just to mention but a few.
I would greatly support the campaign the usage of smart grid technology as a source of energy. It is especially because of the future generations, which I believe you are a part of. The use of smart grid technology will conserve the environment hence, the future generation will have a chance to see the natural beauty of the world. It is also the best option in the future since the smart power grid will help the government and other concerned bodies in availing enough power to every household in the country. Last but not least, the Smart grid has given hopes for the future as it is a solution to the frequent power crises.