Smart Grid
The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 provides federal government assistance in establishing standards for an updated, smarter, and more efficient grid system, commonly being called the “Smart Grid.”
The Department of Energy envisions the Smart Grid as:
“an automated,
widely distributed energy delivery network
characterized by a two-way flow of electricity
and information and will be capable of
monitoring everything from power plants to
customer preferences to individual
appliances. It incorporates into the grid
the benefits of distributed computing and
communications to deliver real-time information
and enable the near-instantaneous balance of
supply and demand at the device level.”
In January 2009, AHAM held a
webinar titled The Future for Appliances in the Smart
Grid, with presenters Don Hammerstrom
and Robert Pratt from the Northwest Pacific
National Laboratory.
To view the slide
presentation, click
here.
AHAM
Smart Grid Task Force Meeting
Minutes
AHAM
Smart Grid Task Force Response to NIST/EPRI on
Grid Enabled Smart Appliance Systems
Documents from May 18, 2009 Use Case Workshop
Communication Paper Related Documents