Award-winning power engineer Erich Gunther is back with another in-depth Tech Take. He’s outdone himself this time, with a review that acts as an excellent introductory tutorial to Substation Gateways and their importance to the Smart Grid. He also looks closely at Cybectec’s Substation Modernization Platform family and awards it an 85 out of 100 on the SGN Smart Grid Scorecard.
Technology expert Erich Gunther says Trilliant’s SecureMesh communications is a standards-based way to rapidly deploy mesh networks in dense urban environments. But can it scale? Click to read why SecureMesh rates a 74 out of 100 on the SGN Scorecard.
GWAC is leading the interoperability revolution. Congress recognizes this in the recent Energy Bill. GWAC members articluate how interoperability reduces pollution and advances the Smart Grid. Read why you need to consider becoming a member
The Smart Grid will not advance unless most of the 3300 utilities in the United States adopt interoperability standards. Rik Drummond outlines solution testing alternatives that will help both large and small utilities implement the Smart Grid. Read about how interoperability needs to work for small utilities in real world situations in order for them to join the Smart Grid revolution.
Industrial generation can make renewables work. All it requires is interoperability. Read how you could bring online a new generation source, right in your back yard.
The Smart Grid starts with smart meters. That's the conclusion from consulting firm KEMA, which recently survey 14 U.S. utilities developing advanced metering infrastructure (AMI). Click to read KEMA's (sometimes surprising) insights.
If you were to choose one factor that unleashed new markets such as telecomm, personal computing and the Internet, it would be "interoperability standards." The GridWise Architecture Council has been working hard to establish the foundational principles to bring interoperability to the electric system. Now the group is taking steps from theory into the real world, with a November gathering designed to uncover actionable steps toward rapid progress. If you hope to influence future grid standards, or you think you will be impacted by them, you need to be at this meeting to get your voice heard. Details inside.
Federal Smart Grid legislation... New transmission financing approach… IBM grid coalition... Consulting firms band together to attack muni/coop market... Echelon first steps into Australian market... BGE pilots AMI... New AMI partnership... Oracle acquisition underlines its move into the utility space
Utilities can now tap into a growing body of insights into the right way to design and install advanced metering. This month's Spotlight article illuminates five articles that detail some of the most important lessons learned by pioneering utilities.
Terry Oliver is the Chief Technology Innovation Officer of the Bonneville Power Administration, where he leads their grid efforts. From his vantage point at the cutting edge, he highlights three emerging issues: intermittency, interaction and immediacy. He also predicts unpleasant surprises for utilities that fail to recognize the growing power of reliability rules and equipment standards.
We're getting mixed signals about the vitality of the smart grid market. On the one hand, the recent DistribuTECH conference was one of the most successful ever. On the other, a well-known Wall Street analyst recently told his clients that the smart metering sector is "facing several headwinds," including weak regulatory support in the U.S. and delays in European adoption. Taking the pulse of the smart grid industry is this week's Tuesday Topic.
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