US Group formed to sell consumers on smart grid | Green Tech - CNET News

A handful of companies last Tuesday will launch the Smart Grid Consumer Coalition, an effort aimed at promoting the benefits to consumers of modernizing the electricity grid.

The coalition is scheduled to be launched at this week's DistribuTech utility industry conference and will include IBM, General Electric, and home energy management company Control4 among its founding members, according to an invitation sent to the media. Also set to participate is a representative from the Ohio Consumers' Counsel, a state agency which advocates on behalf of retail electricity consumers. Read more.