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Smart Grid

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Smart Grid Legal News July 18, 2012
NARUC Issues Primer on Cybersecurity for State Regulators
By Linda Evers
Cybersecurity threats challenge the reliability, resiliency and safety of the electric grid. As the smart grid develops and today’s electrical grid interconnects with distributed generation and less tangible information technology…
Smart Grid Legal News July 11, 2012
PaPUC Chairman Powelson on Smart Meters and Pennsylvania’s Energy Future
By Linda Evers
I recently had the opportunity to interview the Chairman of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Robert F. Powelson, regarding his views on smart meter opt-outs and other issues affecting Pennsylvania’s…
Smart Grid Legal News July 3, 2012
The Electric Grid 101
By Linda Evers
As we celebrate the beginning of our independence, I challenge Smart Grid Legal News readers to take one action this week that moves our country closer to energy independence. It…
Smart Grid Legal News June 7, 2012
ICC Denies Ameren’s Smart Grid Deployment Plan
By Linda Evers
Through a recent press release, the Illinois Commerce Commission stated that Ameren Illinois’ AMI plan could not be approved because it would have to rely on either including gas meters…
Smart Grid Legal News May 3, 2012
The Smart Utility Grid as a Driver of Rural Broadband?
By Michael Gruin
The FCC, state utility commissions, rural customers and others have bemoaned the slow pace of rural broadband build-out and adoption. Some studies suggest that barely 50% of rural households in…
Smart Grid Legal News March 23, 2012
SDG&E Applies Privacy by Design to Smart Grid Dynamic Pricing Project
By Linda Evers
According to SDG&E, customer choice is a critical driver of its smart grid deployment plan. Many of SDG&E customers are adopting rooftop solar and PEVs at rates that are among the…
Smart Grid Legal News March 1, 2012
NIST Releases Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards 2.0
By Linda Evers
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) announced the release of Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards 2.0. Framework 2.0 lays out a plan for transforming the…
Smart Grid Legal News January 18, 2012
January 2012: Smart Meter Saga Spreads to Michigan
By Linda Evers
Based on its Energy Overview, Michigan’s total energy consumption is relatively high, due in part to the State’s large population (8th in the nation), northern climate and industrial sector. Activities…
Smart Grid Legal News November 30, 2011
PJM Hosts Grid 20/20
By Linda Evers
November 29th and 30th, 2011, are high-powered days for those in the electric industry. Tuesday, FERC began its two-day technical conference on reliability and not too far away at the Grand…
Smart Grid Legal News November 23, 2011
Thankful for the Smart Grid and So Much More
By Linda Evers
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because it causes me to reflect on life and the many things I often take for granted. Last year, as host of the…