According a new report, a radical overhaul of policy and technology is needed for the USA to reap the benefits promised by the smart grid. Sean Ottewell reports. The oversight policy of the US electrical grid has been described as a hodge podge in a new report published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Industrial Continue reading →
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Like a complex jigsaw puzzle with lots of missing pieces, the picture of a smart electric power grid is slowly beginning to take shape in the United States, along with predictions of big energy savings and emission reductions that could come with it. The scattered placement of the pieces is a work in progress, with Continue reading →
Demand response, the heart of the “smart grid” concept of a power system that can respond immediately to changes in supply and electricity prices, could account for a fifth of U.S. electricity, Jon Wellinghoff, chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said in an interview. The market treats contracts to cut demand as a power Continue reading →
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has said that standards being developed for the country’s smart grid should put a priority on cybersecurity and systems monitoring. FERC’s July 16 policy statement, which is meant to guide industry as it develops standards for interoperability and functionality of smart-grid systems and devices, also encouraged the coordinated integration of Continue reading →
Developing a national smart grid is such a high priority for the Obama administration that regulators plan to let power providers who pioneer the technology pass their costs on to their customers – before national standards are approved and before analysts have determined the most cost-effective technologies. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission adopted its official Continue reading →
The Demand Response and Smart Grid Coalition (DRSG) hailed the release today by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of the first-ever national assessment of demand response potential. The evaluation, “A National Assessment of Demand Response Potential,” was ordered by Congress in 2007 to better understand and identify the savings and benefits of reducing electricity Continue reading →
Regulators tasked with maintaining the U.S. power grid are aware of the dangers posed by cyberattacks on the nation’s electrical system. They’re just not necessarily in agreement over how to secure it. Meanwhile, engineers look forward to a time when the power grid will give us not only electricity, but also data. The so-called smart Continue reading →
