South Korea power households plug into smart grids
- 12 years ago
2,000 homes are currently hooked up to a pilot project on the island of Jeju, South Korea, testing a new type of electricity supply system, called a smart grid.
Lim Kee-Chu, whose home is hooked up to the system, has had $20,000 worth of solar power technology installed.
The South Korean plan calls for at least three city grids to go 'smart' by 2013, and for 10 per cent of energy to come from renewable sources by 2020.
Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett reports from the South Korean island.
Lim Kee-Chu, whose home is hooked up to the system, has had $20,000 worth of solar power technology installed.
The South Korean plan calls for at least three city grids to go 'smart' by 2013, and for 10 per cent of energy to come from renewable sources by 2020.
Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett reports from the South Korean island.