How Can a Single Light Bulb Power an Entire City?

Imagine if your light bulb could talk to other light bulbs in the neighborhood, and all of them together could make a big decision, like deciding how much electricity is needed for the whole city. That’s kind of what smart lighting networks do. They use light bulbs as tiny helpers that can share information with each other and save energy when it's not needed, so one light bulb doesn't have to power everything alone.

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A streetlight in a busy city talks to other lights nearby and decides when to turn on or off based on how many people are walking by.
Imagine if all the light bulbs in your house could tell each other what time it is and adjust brightness together.
Your neighbor's smart bulb shares information about how much electricity they used yesterday with yours.

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