Smart Grid Quiz

What was the electric grid designed for in the past?

• To deliver electricity to consumers' homes

• To manage electricity usage

• To automate power generation

• To control wind and solar energy production

What is the main purpose of the smart grid?

• To make the grid less reliable

• To increase energy bills for consumers

• To integrate new technologies and make the grid more efficient

• To limit the use of renewable resources

What is the function of a home area network (HAN) in a smart home?

• To manage electricity usage and reduce costs

• To control wind and solar energy production

• To automate power generation

• To increase energy bills for consumers

Why are renewable power sources such as wind and solar considered complex for the grid operations?

• Because they are not reliable

• Because they are not sustainable

• Because they are variable by nature

• Because they are easy to integrate

Why is electricity more costly to deliver at peak times?

• Because it requires less efficient power plants to be run

• Because it requires additional power plants to be run

• Because it requires less electricity consumption

• Because it requires less automation

How does the smart grid help utilities reduce their operating costs?

• By increasing electricity usage during peak demand times

• By deferring electricity usage away from peak hours

• By increasing the need for peak power

• By limiting the use of renewable resources

What does the distribution intelligence of the smart grid help utilities with?

• To increase production costs

• To predict and manage electricity usage without customer cooperation

• To increase energy fluctuations and outages

• To automatically identify problems and reroute power delivery

How can the charging of a plug-in electric vehicle be managed over a home area network (HAN)?

• By prioritizing between the electric vehicle and other appliances

• By increasing the demand for electricity across the household

• By limiting the use of renewable resources

• By reducing the need for power to run the electric vehicles

What is the potential benefit of adding more plug-in electric vehicles to the grid?

• To increase fuel costs and dependency on foreign oil

• To reduce greenhouse gas emissions

• To decrease the demand for power to run the electric vehicles

• To limit the use of renewable resources

What is the main goal of the smart grid?

• To increase energy bills for consumers

• To make the grid less efficient and reliable

• To limit the use of renewable resources

• To integrate new technologies and manage electricity usage