NIST request for input on Smart Grid Interface

Greetings B2G.

Please note the following opportunity to make your voice heard in the white house. When this gets kicked off (next Tuesday), B2G ought to have a say.

http://collaborate.nist.gov/twiki-sggrid/bin/view/SmartGrid/OSTPConsumerInterfaceSmartGrid

Here is the intro from the website:

The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has launched this public forum to solicit views on questions pertaining to the consumer interface to the nation’s evolving “smart” electric power grid. Jump-started by a federal investment of $10.5 billion under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Smart Grid will enable two-way flows of electricity and information. Ultimately, this modernized energy infrastructure will deliver a wide array of benefits, from greater reliance on renewable sources of energy and reduced dependence on foreign oil to higher quality power, fewer disruptions in service, more efficient electrical appliances and systems, and more consumer options for managing home energy use.

By using this blog format, we hope to generate constructive discussion on a number of questions related to the customer interface to the Smart Grid. Over the next few weeks, we will focus discussion on three interface topics central to the consumer participation in the Smart Grid:

February 23-March 1: architectural questions.
March 2-7: questions concerning data access and ownership.
March 8-12: questions regarding data communications standards for consumer appliances and other devices that will communicate with the Smart Grid
We also welcome public comment on any related issues not covered by the topics above. When the blog ends, a team will review and synthesize the main comments, themes, and recommendations. On-line discussions of other critical Smart Grid issues, such as cybersecurity or policy and regulatory hurdles may be held in the future.

Best regards from sunny Gaithersburg, MD, where the snow is melting and most traffic lanes are now clear of snow (but still piled high at roads edge),

David Holmberg
NIST Building and Fire Research Lab
301-975-6450

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