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Implementation of the Smart Grid requires sophisticated business and financial planning. This section highlights tools and case studies from the pioneers already leading the way.


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Removing Regulatory Roadblocks: A Plan with Promise
One of the most promising ways to overcome regulatory barriers to Smart Grid technologies? In this second part of her three-part series on regulatory challenges, Pamela Lesh suggests an approach that worked for generation and demand-side investments can work for the distribution system too. Find out what she has in mind.

How Privacy (Or Lack of It) Could Sabotage the Grid
A significant amount of new and intimate consumer data will be available through Smart Grid technologies, which puts the onus on utilities and device makers to gain consumer trust. In this exclusive commentary, Jules Polonetsky and Christopher Wolf, co-chairs of the Future of Privacy Forum in Washington, DC, offer valuable insight on what's at stake.

Smart Grid Roadmap: The Missing Ingredient
Longtime grid watcher Charles W. Newton says many utilities lack a key ingredient when it comes to developing their own unique Smart Grid framework. In the first of two installments, he talks about the value a skilled Smart Grid architect can bring to the table.

Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle: Key Resources for Software Development
With the worldwide power and utilities sector and public policy makers focused on the environment and power supply, interest has increased on the secure development of the Smart Grid and other critical infrastructures for power and utilities companies.In order to assist with the development of secure software, this document focuses three key resources – Process Guidance, Threat Modeling Tool, and the Optimization Model.

Smart Grid Part of McKinsey Efficiency Recommendations
Energy efficiency programs could save 23% in energy use or $1.2 trillion dollars, a new study finds. But there's a catch.

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