Grid standards gain prominence... Another $170B for China’s grid... Carbon caps could break the grid... IBM financing BPL for rural customers... SmartSynch acquisition signals battle for C&I customers... Google’s Smart Grid plans... Smart Grid is $42B and growing.  More>>

Until the arrival of the DNP Secure Authentication protocol, some utilities were backing away from Smart Grid initiatives over concerns the security costs would be too high. Power engineer and systems architect Erich W. Gunther gives the new specification 80 out of 100 on the SGN Smart Grid Scorecard. Click to find out why he thinks it’s critical to keeping utilities on the safe path to a Smart Grid.  More>>

Most experts agree that the Smart Grid must be interoperable – that it must be constructed from interchangeable, "plug-and-work" components. But how do we achieve this around the country and around the world? EPRI expert Joe Hughes lays it out for us in this installment of his ongoing series.  More>>

The Smart Grid is one of the fastest, cheapest ways to cut emissions. The Modern Grid Strategy team is here with links to the studies that prove it. The team also provides the tools you need to inform ratepayers and regulators about Smart Grid environmental benefits as a means to cost-justify grid upgrades.  More>>