The smart grid is a big topic these days, but before there was a smart grid newspaper headline, the utilities have been experimenting with TCP/IP in the backend networks for a while now. Erich Gunther of enernex (www.enernex.com) will present a reference model and concept of network operations for the power industry including how Internet Protocols fit in that space. Along the way he will touch on what has worked, what hasn’t and some of the security issues along the way.
Related posts:
- Google Public Policy Blog: Where the smart grid meets the Internet
- Wireless Protocols Vie for Smart Grid – Green Inc. Blog – NYTimes.com
- EnerNex and NIST Invite Industry Leaders and Innovators to Join New Smart Grid Interoperability Panel
- VIDEO: The Opportunities for Utilities: Smart Grid & Renewable Power
- Google, HP Want Internet Controls for Electricity Use – BusinessWeek
