Smart Grid Update - Policy & Regulation

Policy & Commission Update 15 - 22 February 2012

ksdicks — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:34:36 +0000

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National Grid and Itron team up in Massachusetts Companies mentioned: National Grid, Itron, Cisco, Brookhaven National Laboratory, SRC Energy Research Corporation, Hydro One Networks, ON Semiconductor, NEC Semiconductors, ABB, Applied Materials, Bosch, First Solar, IBM, Nexans, and Tokyo Electron

Policy & Commission Update 16 - 22 February 2012

National Grid and Itron team up for advanced smart grid in Massachusetts

Itron and National Grid are collaborating on a project to build and evaluate an advanced smart grid in Massachusetts, using a new generation of standards-based network technology.

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Smart Grid Update Policy and Commission Brief 15 February 2012

ksdicks — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:16:29 +0000

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DOE sets smart energy budget, goals for smart grid Companies mentioned: US Department of Energy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 99 Restaurants, and Chili’s restaurants

Smart Grid Update Policy and Commission Brief 15 February 2012

DOE sets budget, goals for smart grid

A total of $60m has been earmarked for the US energy budget for research on energy-storage and battery systems. However, the energy-storage sub-programme will receive $5m less from the previous budget, due to what the administration says is scaled-back research on sodium-ion and lithium-ion batteries for community energy storage.

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Smart Grid Update Policy Brief 18 – 25 January 2012

ksdicks — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:38:38 +0000

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ANSI launches 2.0 testing certificate framework Companies mentioned: The American National Standards Institute, Smart Grid Interoperability Panel, and Naperville Smart Grid Initiative

Smart Grid Update Policy Brief 18 – 25 January 2012

ANSI launches 2.0 testing certificate framework

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S. standards and conformity assessment system, has announced the launch of version 2.0 of the testing and certification framework for the North American power industry.

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Smart Grid Update Policy Brief 12 – 18 January 2012

ksdicks — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:50:02 +0000

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ETSI launches two smart grid open standards Companies mentioned: ETSI, ESNA, and Elster

Smart Grid Update Policy Brief 12 – 18 January 2012

ETSI launches two smart grid open standards

ETSI has published two specifications for Smart Grid that will help drive the development and deployment of open, interoperable smart grid technologies internationally, according to a company statement.

The two OSGP specifications that originated with ESNA and were published by ETSI for global use are:

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Weekly Intelligence Brief 12 – 18 January 2012

ksdicks — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:17:15 +0000

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RuggedCom bags Burlington Electric deal Companies mentioned: RuggedCom, Burlignton Electric Department, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Public Accounts Committee, Centrica, Eon, and NV Energy

Weekly Intelligence Brief 12 – 18 January 2012

RuggedCom bags Burlington Electric deal

RuggedCom, a designer and manufacturer of industrial strength networks for mission-critical applications in harsh environments, has announced that it has been selected as a supplier for the smart grid deployment at Burlington Electric Department, or BED, in Burlington, Vermont.

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Smart Grid Update Policy Brief 6 – 11 January 2012

ksdicks — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:44:28 +0000

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More Standards for Smart Grid Catalog of Standards Organisations mentioned: Smart Grid Interoperability Panel Catalog of Standards and Ontario Power Authority

Smart Grid Update Policy Update 6 – 11 January 2012

More Standards for Smart Grid Catalog of Standards

Another three standards have been approved for addition to the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel’s Catalog of Standards.

The new standards consist of IEEE Std 1815-2010, IEEE Standard for Electric Power Systems Communications – Distributed Network Protocol (DNP3), specifying the DNP3 protocol structure, functions, and application alternatives.

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Rescue plans on the rise to mitigate smart grid security risks

John Johnson — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:34:33 +0000

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Utilities are scrambling to come to grips with what one industry expert refers to as a “near state of chaos.” But a 'what if case by case scenario' approach could help alleviate future problems when the EV revolution arrives.

Pike Research analyst Bob Lockhart says that security issues facing the electrical grid continue to be a major topic of discussion as utilities around the world roll out smart grid deployments.

However, despite an increased focus on security, Lockhart says that the cyber security challenges faced by utilities are nowhere close to being resolved. He predicts that the industry will continue to face serious hurdles in the coming years.

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Weekly Intelligence Brief 20 Dec. – 5 January 2012

ksdicks — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:41:15 +0000

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Mitsubishi claims UK’s largest EV dealer network Companies mentioned: Mitsubishi, Honeywell, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area, ECP, Smart Grid Initiative, SmartSynch, Itron, Landis+Gyr, ComEd, and KEMA

Weekly Intelligence Brief 20 Dec. – 5 January 2012

Mitsubishi claims UK’s largest EV dealer network

Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi has ambitious plans to tap the future electric vehicle market in the UK and is claiming it will provide the UK's largest dealer network for electric cars. The launch is in preparation for the car maker’s launch of its new plug-in hybrid expected to hit the market in the next 18 months.

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Tony Glover, Energy Networks Association: "The customer will become a partner in the energy journey rather than just a passive recipient”

ksdicks — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:47:29 +0000

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SmartGridUpdate asks Tony Glover, Head of Press and Public Affairs at the Energy Networks Association in London, how he sees members transforming how they operate in the face of increased load and electric vehicle uptake.

Interview by Katherine Steiner-Dicks

SmartGridUpdate: Many executives in the smart grid technology and meter sectors believe that increased electric vehicle uptake will be the key market driver for utilities to interact with consumers in regards to energy conservation, demand response, special rates, etc. What types of consumer engagement strategies have members of your association created and actually deployed in regards to EVs and smart meters?

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Smart Communications for Energy Management 2012

admin — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:16:35 +0000

Event Date:

Tue, 2012-03-27 - Wed, 2012-03-28

Event URL:

http://www.smartgridupdate.com/smart-communications-forum/

Event Location:

Marriott Marquis Hotel, Atlanta, GA

Number of attendees:

120

Programme URL:

http://www.smartgridupdate.com/smart-communications-forum/agenda.php

Event Organiser:

Baruch Hecht

Event Organiser E-mail:

bhecht@smartgridupdate.com

Précis:

Optimize energy management with a robust, cost efficient, integrated communications network

CEA launches smart grid interface standards committee

ksdicks — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:25:07 +0000

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CEA launches smart grid interface standards committeeCompanies mentioned: Consumer Electronics Association, EPRI, ESB, European Investment Bank, and American Civil Liberties Union Vermont Chapter

Smart Grid Update Policy and Commission Brief 17 -23 November 2011

CEA launches smart grid interface standards committee

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has launched a new Smart Grid committee to advance standardization of the Modular Communications Interface (MCI) specification.

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Smart Grid Update Policy and Commission Brief 7 – 16 November 2011

ksdicks — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:33:52 +0000

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South Korea passes world first smart grid legislationCompanies mentioned: South Korean Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Vermont Law School’s national smart grid research project, Naperville Smart Meter Awareness group, and IEEE

Smart Grid Update Policy and Commission Brief 7 – 16 November 2011

South Korea passes world first smart grid legislation

South Korean legislation on smart power grids will come into effect next week on November 25 as part of a government plan to reduce carbon emissions, stated a Bloomberg report.

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Smart Grid Update Policy and Commission Brief 3 – 9 November 2011

ksdicks — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 17:20:19 +0000

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Naperville City Council approves smart grid consulting contractCompanies mentioned: Naperville County Council, West Monroe Partners, Make It Cheaper, US Department of Energy, KEMA, North Western Energy and Pacific Northwest Smart Grid Demonstration Project

Smart Grid Update Policy and Commission Brief 3 – 9 November 2011

Naperville City Council approves smart grid consulting contract

The Naperville City Council has approved a $1.45m consulting contract for the last phase of the Smart Grid Initiative project. According to a Naperville Sun report, “the third phase of a deal with West Monroe Partners will play out over fiscal year 2012 ($884,303) and fiscal year 2013 ($586,697) and take the city through the full process of installing about 57,000 smart meters in Naperville residences and businesses.”

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Smart Grid Policy and Commission Update 27 October – 2 November 2011

ksdicks — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:02:42 +0000

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NIST updates Smart Grid FrameworkOrganisations mentioned: National Institute of Standards and Technology, ComEd, and the Illinois General Assembly

Smart Grid Policy and Commission Update 27 October – 2 November 2011

NIST updates US Smart Grid Framework

An expanded list of standards, new cyber security guidance and product testing proposals are among the new elements in an updated roadmap for Smart Grid interoperability released by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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Weekly Intelligence Brief 27 October – 2 November 2011

ksdicks — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:41:54 +0000

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Lack of smart grid direction impacting M&A Companies mentioned: Mercom Capital Group, National Grid, Onstream, Macquarie Bank, Pike Research, Maxim Integrated Products, Smart Grid Customer Collaborative, EnVerv, Tensilica, Kema, Smart Grid Interop Lab, Southern Botanical, ET Water, and the US National Institute of Standards and Technology

Weekly Intelligence Brief 27 October – 2 November 2011

Smart grid M&A: funding ‘anaemic’ in Q3

Smart Grid venture capital (VC) funding in Q3 2011 came in at $97m across 10 deals, compared to $104m across 15 deals in Q2 2011, according to Mercom Capital Group research. Most VC investments recorded in Q3 of 2011 were based in the US.

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Smart Grid Update Policy & Commission Update 18 – 25 October 2011

ksdicks — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:24:49 +0000

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Companies mentioned include: Federal Grid Company, EPB, US Department of Energy, Ameren, AARP Illinois, and The Illinois Commerce Commission.

Smart Grid Update Policy and Commission Update 18 - 25 October 2011

Russia’s Federal Grid boosts spending to promote smart grids

Federal Grid Company, Russia’s state monopoly for high-voltage power transmission, plans to spend $116 million this year on research and development, Bloomberg Business Week reported. The company is boosting expenditure to explore new environmental developments, including smart meters and grids.

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Smart Grid Policy and Commission Update 5 – 12 October 2011

ksdicks — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 12:46:19 +0000

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FERC takes steps to support continued reliability of electric grid Companies mentioned include: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, North American Electric Reliability Corp, Northwest Municipal Conference, ComEd, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and US Centre for Spatial Law and Policy.

Smart Grid Policy and Commission Update 5 – 12 October 2011

FERC takes steps to support continued reliability of electric grid

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has taken steps to support continued transmission system reliability by proposing revisions to eight critical infrastructure protection reliability standards that include a new method of identifying cyber assets that are critical to the nation’s bulk power grid.

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Smart Grid Policy and Commission Update 22-28 September 2011

ksdicks — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 13:48:09 +0000

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Chicago business leaders urge legislators to overturn veto of smart grid bill Companies mentioned include: Commonwealth Edison, Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, BC Hydro and UBCM

Smart Grid Policy and Commission Update 22-28 September 2011

Chicago business leaders urge legislators to overturn veto of smart grid bill

Jerry Roper, president and CEO of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, was amongst other business people this week in Chicago urging legislators to overturn Governor Pat Quinn's veto of smart-grid legislation backed by Commonwealth Edison.

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Smart Grid Policy and Commission Update 16-21 September 2011

ksdicks — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:32:25 +0000

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IEEE approves smart grid guidelines Organisations mentioned include: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, eMeter, and Sentec

Smart Grid Policy and Commission Update 16-21 September 2011

IEEE approves smart grid guidelines

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers has approved guidelines providing design characteristics for an interoperable smart grid. The IEEE 2030 standard will include expertise from power systems, communications and IT.

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Standard policies in limbo for home energy management: when will the decision process begin?

ksdicks — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:23:47 +0000

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Smart grid equipment manufacturers and policy makers are all too aware of the need to settle on communications standards before home energy management systems hit the mainstream.

By Jason Deign in Barcelona

Serge Subiron, co-founder and president of the home energy systems company Ijenko, recalls a recent conference experience to illustrate smart grid’s communications protocol challenge.

The vice president of a smart grid company took the stage to talk about the standards it was working on. “There were hundreds,” Subiron says. Which is unlucky, because when it comes to getting smart grid-connected devices to talk to each other, too much choice is not a good thing.

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Smart Grid Policy and Commission Update 8-14 September 2011

ksdicks — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:12:46 +0000

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NERC, FERC hold joint inquiry into US outagesOrganisations mentioned include: NERC, FERC, California ISO, the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, NIST, SG-CG, Office of Governor Pat Quinn, AARP, the Citizens Utility Board, Citizen Action/Illinois, the Environmental Law and Policy Center, Electricity Initiative, Electric Power Analysis Institute and Smart Grid Oregon.

Smart Grid Policy and Commission Update 8-14 September 2011

NERC, FERC hold joint inquiry into US outages

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) are conducting a joint inquiry into the September 8 power outage that left more than 1 million customers in Southern California, parts of Arizona and Northern Baja Mexico without electricity.

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Smart Grid Policy and Commission Update 31 August – 7 September

ksdicks — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:25:55 +0000

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Israeli Chief Scientist research could shape smart grid policyCompanies mentioned include: New York Utility Commission, UK Department of Energy and Climate Change, Xcel Energy, MAGNET, Motorola Solutions, ECI, CEVA, Winetworks, Yitran Communications, Powercom and Control Applications.

Smart Grid Policy and Commission Update 31 August - 7 September 2011

Hasson-led smart grid research likely to shape policy

Israel’s Chief Scientist Avi Hasson plans on allocating NIS 70m ($19m) to the development of a smart electricity grid to be carried out by an ad hoc consortium. According to a YNetNews report, the majority of the funds will be allocated to Hasson’s MAGNET program (pre-competition generic research and development program) and will be allotted over a three-year period.

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Policy and Commission Update 18 - 31 August 2011

ksdicks — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:06:14 +0000

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Companies mentioned include: The New York State Public Service Commission, University of Tennessee, CURENT, National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy, MicroPlanet Technology, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, New Zealand’s Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Environmental Defense Fund, Pacific Gas & Electric, Southern California Edison, San Diego Gas & Electric, Echelon Corp, China Holley Metering, Rongwen, Alcatel-Lucent, and China’s State Grid Information & Telecommunication Company.

Policy and Commission Update 18 - 31 August 2011

University of Tennessee receives $18 million to study nation’s power grid

The University of Tennessee (UT) has been awarded a grant to research the nation’s power transmission system. The five-year, $18 million joint National Science Foundation and Department of Energy award aims to help find solutions for the nation’s outdated grid and develop smart-grid technologies.

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Smart Grid Policy and Commission Update

ksdicks — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:36:42 +0000

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Companies and organisations mentioned include: NIST, FERC, CIA, Elster, Pike Research, and The Climate Group

NIST issues draft education plan on public cybersecurity

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued for public comment a draft strategic plan for the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) program.

The plan, "Building a Digital Nation," outlines NICE's mission, vision, goals and objectives. NIST and its interagency NICE partners seek comments from all interested citizens and organizations concerned with cybersecurity awareness, training and education.

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Weekly Intelligence Brief 21-28 July 2011

ksdicks — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:02:02 +0000

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California Regulators Issue Resolution on Smart GridCompanies mentioned include: BC Hydro, Applied Superconductor, Octopus Ventures, OCAS Ventures, IP Group, and The India Smart Grid Task Force.

Weekly Intelligence Brief 21-28 July 2011

California Regulators Issue Resolution on Smart Grid

A new resolution on smart grid principles has been issued by California’s state utility regulators. The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners’ (NARUC) Board of Directors approved the resolutions at the Association’s Summer Committee Meetings in Los Angeles.

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