Do you know APPA from ARRA?  Not sure of the difference between IEEE 802.15 and 802.16?  Curious about synchrophasors and Stirling engines? Baffled by DRRC, DRSG, and DSIRE?

Does technical and regulatory jargon force you to search for definitions that may not be focused on the Smart Grid?

Find the answers in the Smart Grid Dictionary!  Buy your copy of the first dictionary of business definitions for Smart Grid industry jargon, terms and acronyms used today.

See what readers are saying about the Smart Grid Dictionary:

“One of the greatest assets that the Smart Grid transformation could have at this critical time is the “Smart Grid Dictionary”.  Having clear and comprehensive definitions of the essential terminology will bring much needed clarity and precision to this often confused and abused, but profoundly important, national initiative.”
Kurt Yeager
Executive Director, The Galvin Electricity Initiative

“The Smart Grid Dictionary is one of the most comprehensive information resources that exists on that broad topic we call the Smart Grid. It’s an excellent Dictionary!”
Michael E. Ebert
Principal Research Associate, George Mason University

“Coming from server and microprocessor chip design backgrounds, I never heard of terms like AMI and Demand Response. Smart Grid Dictionary has been a one-stop shop for me to get crucial help when climbing up the steep Smart Grid learning curve. I’ll be one of the loyal readers of the Smart Grid Dictionary for the foreseeable future. It suffices to say that the Smart Grid Dictionary has become one of the most important resources I could not live without. Thank you very much for making such a valuable resource available.”
Michael Hsieh
University of California-Berkeley Extension Instructor and Smart Grid Enthusiast

“Every business needs a dictionary to accurately define important terms and decipher acronyms, and the Smart Grid business sector finally has one.”
Denis Du Bois
Editor, Energy Priorities Magazine – June 2009

“This will become the “go-to” for definitions as well as other vital information about smart-grid stakeholders.”
Don Dickson
Director of Special Projects in the Texas Center for Applied Technology, Texas A&M University

“I looked over the Smart Grid Dictionary and I thought it was simply brilliant! I looked up 25 things I thought should be in there and they were all there with very succinct and clear definitions.”
 Rachelle Chong  
Former Federal Communications Commissioner and California Public Utilities Commissioner

Christine Hertzog has absolutely succeeded in compiling a comprehensive and well-organized collection of definitions for technical terms, organizations, and standards that are easy-to-find and easy-to-understand.”
 Carol McClelland, PhD
Founder and Executive Director of Green Career Central (www.greencareercentral.com) and author of  Green Careers for Dummies

More Reasons to Buy the Smart Grid Dictionary:

  • Only Dictionary focused on Smart Grid jargon, terms, and acronyms!
  • Technical concepts defined for business readers
  • Identifies most important standards and organizations
  • Accurate, comprehensive, and convenient information
  • URLs for important websites
  • Print book price of $34.95
  • eBook price $24.95