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Societal implications of the emerging smart grid

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Seeking solutions to concerns that go beyond the engineering of the smart grid.

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        cover image Communications of the ACM
        Communications of the ACM  Volume 55, Issue 11
        November 2012
        104 pages
        ISSN:0001-0782
        EISSN:1557-7317
        DOI:10.1145/2366316
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