energy sources. Rather than just electricity being sent to a household to be consumed by the various appliances in the home, electricity can flow in either direction. Additional sensors along the grid will improve information collection and decreased downtime during power outages. These sensors can also relay information directly to consumers about how much energy they're using and what the costs will be. See also Carla Gomes, pioneer of computational sustainability Environmental informatics eBird Green computing Institute for Computational Sustainability (ICS) The Nature Conservancy United States Fish and Wildlife Service United States Geological Survey References External links Computational Sustainability Institute for Computational Sustainability (ICS) Sustainable development Computational science Computational fields of study