**POSTPONED TIL 2012** - Duke Energy Mega-Chamber "What Energy Will Be"

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SAVE THE DATE!
Please join us for networking, drinks and appetizers.  Industry experts will be on-hand to walk you through the future.

A bus will pick up attendees at the Mason City Building at 4pm.  The tour and networking event will be from 5pm to 7pm and then the bus will return everyone to the Mason City Building.  Space on the bus is limited to 40 people.

Participating Chambers:  Northeast Cincinnati,  Northern Kentucky, Cincinnati USA, Clermont County, West Chester-Liberty, Milford and Loveland.

Envision Center^SMby Duke Energy
Located in Erlanger, Kentucky, Duke Energy’s Envision Center provides visitors a dynamic experience that demonstrates the possibilities of modernizing to smart grid and energy efficient technology.
 
The center features a movie-style studio with sets consisting of a substation with two-way digital technology, a smart home – complete with solar panels and a plug-in hybrid vehicle, an apartment complex with smart meters and a power delivery work center – monitoring conditions with real-time data. Electric poles equipped with intelligent power equipment are also staged throughout.
 
Center visitors can watch video presentations that showcase a day in the life of a variety of energy customers in the year 2015. Visitors will also experience simulated demonstrations such as a thunderstorm, lightning strike and power outage. Home simulations feature the use of an energy-management system to control high efficiency appliances (e.g., dishwasher, water heater, HVAC equipment).
 
Smart grid technology will enable: 
*Improved system reliability and operational efficiency
*Quicker and more accurate response to outages
*Greater customer offerings (e.g., energy efficiency programs and payment options)
*New tools and programs that enable customers to predict and gain control of energy usage.