The National Institute of Standards and Technology tomorrow better known as NIST will release version 1.0 of its Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards.
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Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke will talk about the framework in his keynote presentation at GridWeek, a smart grid conference this week in Washington. The framework is the first part of a three phase plan to create, test and certify standards that allow smart grid devices and systems to work together.
“It identifies a foundational set of standards for grid interoperability and security, as well as high-priority action plans to fill gaps where additional standards are needed,” NIST smart grid national coordinator George Arnold said in a press release.
The public will have 30 days to comment on the plan. NIST contracted with the Electrical Power Research Institute to develop the standards and 1,500 stakeholders had input. I plan to write about the specifics in a post tomorrow.
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