CTReaderEast.com Local News, Read all about it!: Obama To Put $3.4B Toward 'Smart' Power Grid Obama To Put $3.4B Toward 'Smart' Power Grid ================================================================================ Headlines on 26 October, 2009 11:45:01 The Obama administration is giving a jolt to the "smart" electric grid, hoping to more quickly bring the U.S. power transmission system into the digital age.