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Smart Grid A Lot Costlier Than We Thought / Fereidoon Sioshansi, EU Energy Policy blog, 15/05/2011http://www.energypolicyblog.com/2011/05/15/epri-smart-grid-a-lot-costlier-than-we-thought/May 15th, 2011 by Fereidoon Sioshansi, EEnergy Informer  In 2004, the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the  collaborative research arm of the electric power industry, estimated  that to implement the smart grid would cost around $165 billion for the  US, give or take a little. That, many said, is a lot of money, and  questioned if the benefits would outweigh the costs...