Is Your Workforce Prepared for the Smart Grid?

Au contraire, this requires only some basic training of overseas drones who need to be able to read a computer screen. A pink-collar "boiler room" basically.

We already have the smart grid system and the automatic off peak load control systems in my part of the country and its a huge success.

I don't see where the notion that high level training is required to use it though. If you can operate a computer online proficiently you are more than qualified to read your own meters and log your own power usage by any method you choose.

Regarding the service end from what I have seen its just like any other plug and play commercial device network. If a meter quits its taken out and replaced with a functional one. The bad one goes back to the shop and gets tested and the bad part or parts gets replaced. No big in the field work over hassles just a minute or two to remove the bad one and pop on a new one.