Smart grid and smart meters are the next advancement in the history of electricity and human innovation. If previous societies did not take chances and had not experimented with developing technologies, daily life would be much more difficult.

Had contemporaries rejected the idea of the light bulb because it was new and different, we might be without every subsequent innovation, from traffic stops to energy efficient bulbs, to the light that comes out of your iPad. Explore below significant events of technology evolution in transportation, communication, computers, energy, banking and your home. See how innovation changed our daily lives.

You'll find that smart grid and smart meters are not only the next innovation for our society but for your home.