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  • October 14, 2010

    NIST's Arnold Receives Award for Smart Grid Leadership

    George Arnold of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been honored with a 2010 GridWeek Award for his work in advancing international Smart Grid cooperation and standards. Arnold, the National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, will receive his award at a ceremony on Oct. 20, 2010, at the GridWeek 2010 conference in...(more)

  • October 11, 2010

    U.S. Department of Energy to Host Smart Grid Peer Review

    The U.S. Department of Energy will be hosting the 2010 Smart Grid Peer Review from November 2-4, at the Denver Marriott in Golden, Colorado.  For more information about the Peer Review process and how it relates to the Smart Grid Program, read the Background page on the Smart Grid Peer Review Web site. Learn more about the Smart Grid Peer Review and...(more)

  • October 6, 2010

    New DOE Reports on Smart Grid Technologies Seek to Promote Innovation, Privacy and Access

    In order to implement recommendations made in the Federal Communications Commission's National Broadband Plan, the Department of Energy released two reports today on important policy issues raised by Smart Grid technologies that can promote innovation, cut costs for consumers, and modernize our electrical grid.  Each report completes a public-...(more)

  • September 29, 2010

    NIST Names 15 to New Smart Grid Advisory Committee

    This story was included in the September 28, 2010 NIST Tech Beat Newsletter. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named 15 leaders from a cross section of U.S. industry, academia, and trade and professional organizations to serve on its newly formed Smart Grid Advisory Committee, which convenes its first meeting on September 29,...(more)

  • September 28, 2010

    Super Wi-Fi is Super for Energy Too

    This story was posted in the Energy Blog.  The original post was cross-posted from the National Broadband Plan blog, which deals with how broadband technology will integrate into the smart grid. We at the FCC are very excited about yesterday's order to free up the unused "white spaces" spectrum between television channels, intended to...(more)

  • September 28, 2010

    Round-Up from the Gridwise Global Forum

    This story was originally posted in the Energy Blog. Over the past three days leaders from across industry and government have gathered in Washington, D.C. to discuss how they can work together to develop a smart grid from coast to coast. The forum has given rise to several important developments. During his remarks this morning, Secretary Chu announced an...(more)

  • August 31, 2010

    Secretary Chu Announces Two Million Smart Grid Meters Installed Nationwide

    At an event today at Battelle headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that two million smart grid meters have been installed across the country, helping to reduce energy costs for families and businesses. As a result of funding from the Recovery Act, smart grid technology is speeding the modernization of the nation's...(more)

  • August 26, 2010

    Vice President Biden Releases Report on Recovery Act Impact on Innovation

    Vice President Joe Biden today unveiled a new report, "The Recovery Act: Transforming the American Economy through Innovation," which finds that the Recovery Act's $100 billion investment in innovation is not only transforming the economy and creating new jobs, but helping accelerate significant advances in science and technology that cut costs...(more)

  • August 25, 2010

    An Open Letter to the President of the United States

    In April 2010, a group of 48 smart grid technology vendors, environmental organizations and public policy think tanks wrote an open letter to President Obama (PDF 108 KB) asking him to consider adopting the goal of giving every household and business access to timely, useful, and actionable information on their energy use. A second letter (MS Word 16 KB) was...(more)

  • August 5, 2010

    NIST Seeks New Members for Nine Advisory Committees

    August 3, 2010 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting nominations of qualified individuals for its nine existing Federal Advisory Committees. Nominations for all committees will be accepted on an ongoing basis and will be considered as and when vacancies arise. A July 27, 2010, Federal Register notice* details each committee...(more)