Smart Grids in Germany

http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/11/small-german-town-becomes-smart-grid-testing-ground/

So whether the idea of wikibudgeting is new or not is not the point. The point is that in a smart grid, everyone becomes a “prosumer” of electricity to borrow Jeremy Rifkin’s phrase and exchange electricity from each according to their capacity and to each according to their need. Wikibudgeting makes use of smart grid technology, however the nature of the democracy is different. Whereas electrical smart grids are designed to meet consumption, wikibudgeting is designed to meet aspiration. At any rate the article shows how these ideas are taking shape.