IEEE Standards Board Approves Five Smart Grid Standards
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has added five new standards to the IEEE portfolio of more than 100 active standards or standards in development relevant to the smart grid....
View ArticleReport From SGIP Face-to-Face Meeting: SGIP Transition, Recommendations For...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) opened its Spring Face-to-Face Meeting in Charlotte on March 20, 2012. The opening plenary session...
View ArticleWhite House Announces New Utility Commitments To Green Button Initiative
The Administration announced today that nine major utilities and electricity suppliers will commit to providing more than 15 million households access to data about their own energy use with a simple...
View ArticleIEEE Standard Association Approves IEEE 802.15.4g for Publication
The IEEE-SA web site states that the “amendment addresses principally outdoor Low Data Rate Wireless Smart Metering Utility Network requirements. It defines an alternate PHY and only those media access...
View ArticleFERC Approves NERC CIP 4 Standards
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved Version 4 of the Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Reliability Standards submitted by the North American Electric Reliability...
View ArticleSGIP Version 2.0 Update and Webinar
As of January 1, 2013, the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) will cease receiving a majority of its funding from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The governing board of...
View ArticleNew Interoperability Standards Ready for SGIP Vote
The governing board of NIST's Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) approved eleven standards for approval into the SGIP Catalog of Standards. The vote begins today and concludes September 5th at...
View ArticleEnernex’s Smart Grid Labs to Test Metering Interoperability
The Smart Grid Laboratory recently opened by EnerNex near Knoxville, TN has been selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) to validate smart meter testing procedures. This project will be the first...
View ArticleSmart Meters in the News
This has been a mixed couple of weeks for smart meters in the news. There is some good news, and some bad news. On the good news, the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative (SGCC) has released a video on...
View ArticleIEEE 2013 Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference
IEEE Power and Energy Society (PES) opened its fourth annual Conference on Innovative Smart Grid Technology (ISGT) this week in Washington DC with a keynote address from Patricia Hoffman.Ms. Hoffman is...
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