In an effort to reduce its near-total dependence on coal, prepare for the prospect of lower coal exports, diversify its generation mix, modernize its grid and serve as a model to other states, Kentucky has been developing a comprehensive smart grid roadmap. Already, the roadmap team has obtained illuminating input from the state’s utilities. via Continue reading →
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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.
The European Union can be a leader in the implementation of a 21st century energy infrastructure, according to the keynote address by GE’s (NYSE: GE) Bob Gilligan at the IEEE Smart Grid World Forum in Brussels today. While outlining the challenges of growing electricity demand and its environmental impact, Gilligan showed how emerging energy solutions Continue reading →
Today the IEA released the first phase of its IEA Smart Grid Technology Roadmap at the Korea Smart Grid Week on Jeju Island in South Korea. The IEA published its key findings and new regional CO2 emission reductions and smart grid drivers analysis. This smart grid roadmap document also provides advice on required actions for Continue reading →
The Smart Grid Testing & Certification Committee (SGTCC) of the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has released a roadmap describing the project plan and deliverables that they are in the process of developing. The Roadmap includes each deliverable’s purpose, along with a description and work plan and estimated completion date. A copy of the SGTCC Roadmap Continue reading →
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will present a major new report for public comment next Thursday on the Smart Grid—the planned next-generation network for distributing electricity throughout the country by incorporating modern information technology—in Washington, D.C. The draft report, entitled NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Continue reading →
At the core of Cisco’s plan is a secure IP-based communications network to help utility companies optimize power supply and demand. The burgeoning network linking consumers of electrical power with its producers — the smart grid — got a new player Monday, as Cisco (NSDQ: CSCO) announced its road map for entering what it describes Continue reading →
