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A final key point is that the many different technology configurations possible under the
smart grid umbrella have potential to radically change our legacy electricity systems, but
thepaceandextentofchangesdependsonmultiplesocialdimensionsthatwillbediscussed
in subsequent chapters. How these different technologies are prioritized and deployed will
determine what smart grid pathways are taken. The traditional model of a one-way flow of
electricity from power plants to electricity consumers is being challenged in ways that have
potential to rearrange not just the technological structure of electricity, but also the social
structure of electricity. Acknowledging this interdependence of technological and social
change, this chapter detailing smart grid technologies is followed by a chapter detailing a
key social dimension - the dominant actors involved in electricity system development.
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