Cisco Systems push to create a smart grid is very impressive. We are in the 21st century, so we need a 21st century grid system. It's time for households to give back to our electric grids and time for humanity to converge our energy and data streams. Smart homes and businesses are quickly changing the way we consume energy, and it's imperative, as a global society, that we move forward with Smart technology. Smart houses and businesses will be more efficient and assist our lives in ways we still have yet to imagine.