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[>> I think solar power and wind energy is very important.]
[>> I mean -- we can't keep doing the things that we're doing without having consequences]
[>> If we knew how much we were wasting, I'm sure we'd be like, ]
["Whoa, we're using more than we really need to."]
[>> If we had some sort of device where you could see how much electricity you use,]
[how long you have your lights on or your TV on.]
[>> I know last time that I went traveling, I forgot to turn off the light, ]
[and as I got on the plane, I was like, "Aw, man."]
[ to be able to just remotely control]
[what appliances are getting powered in your home, that would be really cool.]
[>> People need to start conserving energy a lot more than we are right now.]
[>> It affects the future of everyone on earth.]
[Hello, my name is Juan Debadue.]
[I'm the global technology leader for power conversion at GE's research operations.]
[A Smart Grid -- the first thing that it allows us to do is to squeeze performance]
[out of the infrastructure that we have.]
[If you look at the world today, the grid has automation platforms,]
[and it has sensing platforms.]
[A smarter grid is one that has a lot more smart meters that allow two-way communication]
[between homes and utilities that brings the ability for people to participate]
[in demand-response program, people to provide power from solar energy]
[back to the grid with integration of plug-in hybrids, battery energy storage,]
[smart appliances, we're starting to deploy this extra intelligence,]
[this extra communication capability that is going to bring on these advantages.]
[That's really what Smart Grid is about.]
[I work in the ecodashboard project here in the Smart Grid lab.]
[So now, because you have a smart home with smart appliances, ]
[you can control your appliances from just about anywhere.]
[I think that you can do it from a website, your home computer, ]
[So, say you left the home to go on a trip, and you forgot to turn off the lights]
[You could through a mobile device, just go to your home's energy settings]
[and turn off that appliance, for example, a light.]
[You really don't have to buy all new appliances.]
[I think just retrofit, if you will, the current loads I have with smart plugs.]
[>> Welcome to Miami. We're at our Florida Power and Light headquarters]
[and my name Brian Oleck, and I'm our senior director for ]
[our advanced meter and infrastructure project, as well as, our meter services organization.]
[We think the time is now for energy smart Miami.]
[The consumers are asking for it.]
[They're ready for this kind of information.]
[They want to be empowered and take charge in managing their electric usage and energy.]
[It becomes a real interactive grid.]
[Now, instead of getting a bill once a month, you'll be able to actually go on]
[a nice web-based tool, look at the information, and be able to make changes]
[in your lifestyle, your energy usage.]
[It's a real collaborative effort.]
[Companies like GE, Cisco, Silver Spring Networks, but more importantly,]
[partnerships with our customers and our community leaders.]
[>> My name is Anna Babcock, and I am the director of customer billing ]
[for Florida Power and Lights.]
[I have three children. They have electronics all over the place,]
[and I have no idea whether that is using more than my air conditioner.]
[You're going to be able to understand exactly what the equipment in your home]
[Florida Power and Light is the largest renewable energy provider in the ]
[North American continent, and so we're very conscious of the environment.]
