The Pecan Street Project has been awarded $10.4 million in federal grant money to build a "smart-grid" community at the Mueller development in Northeast Austin.
The grant money was part of $184.5 million in federal clean-energy stimulus programs announced today by U.S.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu. Pecan Street is a partnership between the city and high-tech companies to develop clean-energy solutions, such as advanced electric meters on homes and business and electric-car recharging stations.
u s energyPecan Street Project Gets $10.4 Million Stimulus GrantAustinist Tue, 11/24/2009 - 1:39pm
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