NIST’s framework and roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 2.0 is now available for public comment. The updated and expanded version adds 22 new standards, specifications and guidelines to the 75 that NIST recommended in its first roadmap. via Smart Grid: Your turn: Sound off on Smart Grid Interoperability Standards 2.0.
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Work on the Smart Grid continues and so does work on its cybersecurity framework. The National Institute of Standards and Technology has expanded its list of standards, guidance, and proposals for Smart Grid Interoperability. The NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards 2.0 builds upon the first cyber outline the agency released. via Continue reading →
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released an updated roadmap for public comment for Smart Grid interoperability. The NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 2.0, adds 22 standards, specifications and guidelines to the 75 NIST recommended as immediately applicable to the Smart Grid in the first roadmap, Continue reading →
Knoxville, Tenn.-based EnerNex says it has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to help deploy an interoperable and secure smart grid. Under the contract, EnerNex will provide NIST with technical resources to identify, prioritize and address new and emerging requirements for smart grid interoperability Continue reading →
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, the lead agency in developing technical standards for a U.S. smart grid, will be sharing work with European counterparts to develop a common framework for 21st-century electricity distribution systems. NIST and the European Union’s Smart Grid Coordination Group released a white paper this week outlining the basic principles of Continue reading →
The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has made the first six entries into its new Catalog of Standards, a technical document now available as a guide for all involved with Smart Grid-related technology. The six standards, all of which had been approved previously by the SGIP’s Governing Board, received approval by greater than 90 percent Continue reading →
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) governing board is accelerating progress toward international smart grid interoperability standards collaboration. The NIST SGIP governing board recently formed an international outreach group to advance and strengthen collaboration with other smart grid standards groups around the world via letters of intent. In Continue reading →
The constant problem with new technology is that you can never know when it will become outmoded. One particularly fast way for technology to become outmoded is a shift to a new format or standard that is incompatible with your device. A classic example of this problem happened at the dawn of the video recorder, Continue reading →
The governing board of the public-private Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard and a set of guidelines important for making the long-planned “smart” electricity grid a reality. The documents address the need for wireless communications among grid-connected devices as well as the ability to upgrade household electricity meters Continue reading →
Federal regulators have made progress on implementing their statutory responsibilities for securing the smart grid against cyber threats, but key challenges remain, Congress’s watchdog agency found. The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed and issued an initial version of smart grid cyber security guidelines, the watchdog noted. And the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Continue reading →
Participate in a one-day Smart Grid Cyber Security Conference to be held at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), on February 15, hosted by the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department. The conference will be a comprehensive presentation by The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) regarding an Interagency Report 7628 (NISTIR 7628) named Continue reading →
George Arnold from NIST gave a talk with that title over lunch today at the Smart Energy Summit in Austin. The benefits of the Smart Grid may be obvious at NIST but they’re a lot less so to consumers. In fact as Arnold noted wryly at the beginning, “Neither consumers nor utilities are quite sure Continue reading →
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have announced a public roundtable for next week on the federal government’s efforts to engage industry. The Jan. 25 forum will feature federal Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra and White House economic and technology advisers, who will sit down at the table Continue reading →
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is preparing guidance to help protect the electric grid from a simultaneous physical and cyber attack. via NIST Readies Grid Physical-Cyber Security Plan.
Under the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has “primary responsibility to coordinate development of a framework that includes protocols and model standards for information management to achieve interoperability of smart grid devices and systems…” via Smart Grid Interoperability V2.0.
The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) and some standards development organizations (SDOs) finished joint initial work on three standards, and SGIP will now build a database that NIST, FERC, utilities and vendors can use to ensure smart devices and meters work together securely, the group’s governing board said yesterday. But one challenge still facing the Continue reading →
Sorry to be so tardy in getting a blog post out. As many of you know I’ve been working with the NIST Smart Grid Privacy Subgroup since late June. The work done for this group is through time volunteered by all involved. As a quick recap, I led the privacy impact assessment (PIA) for the Continue reading →
Kevin Nolan, vice president of technology for GE Appliances, was recently appointed to a three-year term on the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Smart Grid Advisory Committee (SGAC). Recognized for his leadership in bringing GE’s Home Energy Management technologies to the forefront of the industry, Nolan will help provide input and direction on Continue reading →
George Arnold of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been honored with a 2010 GridWeek Award for his work in advancing international Smart Grid cooperation and standards. Arnold, the National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, will receive his award at a ceremony on Oct. 20, 2010, at the GridWeek 2010 conference in Continue reading →
A set of five foundational technical standards for Smart Grid interoperability and security have undergone a cybersecurity review by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and have been submitted to federal regulators for adoption. Four of the standards, produced by the International Electrotechnical Commission, deal with communications protocols for the exchange of information on the Continue reading →
