We just got the first glimpse into how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will work with and oversee the smart grid industry. On Thursday afternoon at the Cleantech Investor Summit, Nick Sinai, the FCC’s new Energy and Environmental Director, said that the FCC will make specific recommendations for how to bring broadband to the smart grid through the National Broadband Plan due to the U.S. Congress on March 17 (it was delayed by a month).
via How the FCC Will Promote Open Smart Grid Networks & Real Time Energy Data.
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