Tag Archives: Smart Grid


NIST Identifies Smart Grid Standards

NIST Identifies Five Foundational Smart Grid Standards The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and  Technology (NIST) has advised the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission  (FERC) that it has identified five “foundational” sets of standards for Smart  Grid interoperability and cyber … Read More

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Demand Response-Ready Smart Grid Solution

Lockheed Martin and Itron Provide Demand Response-Ready Smart Grid Solution for Utilities TAMPA, Fla. — Lockheed Martin and Itron, Inc. today announced an agreement to integrate Lockheed Martin’s SEEload Demand Response Management Solution with Itron’s smart grid platform. The integrated … Read More

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Argonne Helps the Grid get Smart

Technology, analysis can better meet America’s energy needs President Barack Obama has called for one million plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to hit the road by 2015. If the demand for PHEVs skyrockets, a flood of new electric cars could … Read More

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Fluke Awarded Federal Grant to Establish Smart Grid Calibration Standard

Fluke awarded $1.4 million federal grant to establish Smart Grid calibration standard The goal is to increase electrical reliability and reduce power interruptions EVERETT, Wash. – Fluke Corporation, the global leader in handheld electronic test and measurement technology and electrical … Read More

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Smart Grid Interoperability Framework

NIST Issues First Release of Framework for Smart Grid Interoperability GAITHERSBURG, Md.-The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued today an initial list of standards, a preliminary cyber security strategy, and other elements of a framework to … Read More

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$620 Million for Smart Grid

Secretary Chu Announced $620 Million for Smart Grid Demonstration and Energy Storage Projects. Recovery Act funding will upgrade the electrical grid, save energy and create jobs! COLUMBUS, OHIO – At an event in Columbus, Secretary Chu announced that the Department … Read More

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Smart-Grid and Flywheel Energy Technology

U.S. Department of Energy Announces $24 Million Smart Grid Stimulus Grant Award to Beacon Power Funding will provide 50% of construction costs for 20 MW flywheel energy storage plant in Chicago TYNGSBORO, Mass., Beacon Power Corporation, a company that designs … Read More

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U-SNAP Alliance, Smart Grid and Internet Connectivity Companies

Leading Smart Grid and Internet Connectivity Companies Join U-SNAP Alliance Alliant Energy, CLECO, Comverge, GE Consumer & Industrial, Portland General Electric, Radio Thermostat Company of America, Sensus, Trilliant and eleven other companies join U-SNAP Alliance in smart grid home area … Read More

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