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tations. Negotiation strategies and protocols will be
implemented. We also plan to use a NoSQL database
for metering and monitoring all smart power grids
participating in the trials of the project.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This work has been supported by CoSSMic (Col-
laborating Smart Solar-powered Micro-grids - FP7-
SMARTCITIES-2013).
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