Selling the Smart Grid—Part 1: Why Consumers Must Buy in for the Smart Grid to Succeed

IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 24-31

  Chang, Roger ^a   Yuan, Yu ^a   Lv, Hairong ^a   Yin, Wenjun ^a   Yang, Shun Xiang ^a  

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EID: 85008533096     PISSN: 21622248     EISSN: 21622256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCE.2011.2172084     Document Type: Article

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