Smart Grid Library

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently published the latest draft of the Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security, a collaborative public/private effort to assist individuals and organizations who will be addressing cyber security for Smart Grid systems.  The second volume focuses on Privacy and the Smart Grid with an emphasis on residential [...]

I was at the Smart Grid Summit in Miami last week where I presented a Smart Grid overview and moderated two sessions on Game-Changing Applications and Home Energy Management Systems.  Another session focused on the lessons that telecom companies can teach utilities, which aligns nicely with my discussion from last week.  Here are more observations [...]

Technology can’t get more visible and disruptive than Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS). HEMS solutions are one of the most critical components of the Smart Grid – truly game-changing solutions that change the relationship residential consumers have with electricity and with utilities. HEMS solutions are software solutions that offer direct consumer management of electricity in [...]