Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has unveiled the first draft of a Smart Grid framework that lays the foundation for a secure, interoperable, next-generation power distribution system. The report, titled ...

A cybersecurity working group is developing a security architecture and comprehensive set of security requirements to accompany the Smart Grid framework being developed by NIST's office for Smart Grid ...

All-electric cars and trucks can recharge off the grid overnight without overwhelming power plants and distribution systems. Multigeneration upgrade of electrical transmission system is driven by ...

Likened to "a designer’s first detailed drawing of a complex structure," smart grid development plans have emerged. A new document by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) ...

On-the-spot assessment of January, 2010, NIST and IEEE Power Electronics Society Smart Grid conference. Rapid work/high attendance indicate intense interest. Interestingly, concurrent release of ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna and two ...

The threat of the government stepping in and legislating the smart grid standards-making process was a useful tool for helping the process along, said Raj Vaswani, CTO of smart grid networking firm ...