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As part of his national energy policy, President Barack Obama has said the nation needs to turn the electric grid into a ‘smart grid’.

The promise of the Smart Grid is that it will help conserve electricity, lead to greater efficiency, and better manage renewable energy sources.

But New Hampshire’s utilities are not moving together toward the President’s vision.

In fact, the state’s biggest utility has yet to decide whether it is cost effective for residential customers to have it.

NHPR’s David Darman has more.