Smart Grid Blog

TechNet, the bipartisan political network of CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, today released a new poll that found that wide majorities of the American people support their utilities offering more technologies for home energy management and smart metering which are key parts of creating a national energy Smart Grid.

“The American people strongly support cutting-edge innovations to help them save money on their energy bills and change their electricity consumption,” said Jim Hawley, Acting CEO of TechNet.

via New Poll Finds Wide Majority of Americans Support New Technologies for Smart.

Aneesh Chopra is the Chief Technology Officer and Associate Director for Technology in the White House Office of Science and Technology. He was sworn in on May 22, 2009 and is the nation’s first CTO. He spoke to several hundred Silicon Valley folks at a TiE event early last Saturday morning. I repeat, early Saturday morning.

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And lastly and most germane to Greentech Media readers, he wants to accelerate the smart grid and energy efficiency through product innovation enabled by open standards. His office is “extraordinarily concerned about cybersecurity in the grid.” and is championing open standards. According to Chopra, “FERC claims we can lower energy consumption with demand reponse by 20 percent.”

via Greentech Media: The U.S. has a CTO and He Knows About the Smart Grid | Green Light.