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Do you know what demand response is?  If not, don’t worry – unless you are employed by a utility, it’s probably not a term you’ve seen or heard before.  It is utility-industry terminology for certain types of programs targeted to customers.  Here’s the Smart Grid Dictionary definition of Demand response programs:  “Utility programs designed to [...]

Last week’s blog discussed the importance of introductions or rollouts of disruptive technologies like smart meters and Home Energy Management System (HEMS) solutions that have exceptional visibility to residential customers.  A successful HEMS rollout is contingent upon a robust and expanded consumer engagement model.  Utilities (or their HEMS solution providers or Virtual Service Aggregators*) must [...]

I posed two questions last week to a number of Smart Grid-related groups organized within LinkedIn®.  The questions were:  “What do you consider to be the most important security challenges in protecting consumer data in a HEMS application, and what are the most important privacy challenges?” 
I asked this question because this n application will be [...]

My previous blogs touched on different aspects of the Smart Grid.  Now let’s talk about some of the common denominators of all solutions.  One is the fact that software will be a critical component to successful Smart Grid operations.  And not just any software – but open, standards-based, interoperable, and secure software. 
The National Institute of [...]