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An Overview of Smart Grid Issues

Aug. 31, 2009

Regulatory Assistance Project

Roger Levy

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This set of slides was presented for the Oregon Public Utility Commission, Sept. 9, 2009. The author explains the smart grid components, potential benefits, and issues related to metering, rate design, Demand Response, planning for the transition to smart grid technologies, and standards to address interoperability and obsolescence.

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