Once just a far-fetched idea, smart grid is now touching almost every country in Europe.

Though only a few European countries–Malta and Italy–have deployed a country-wide large scale smart grid, many utilities in Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands, Cyprus and Israel are beginning to test the new technology and assess its potential for long term cost-savings, two IBM executives working in the continent told Breaking Energy. Keep reading →