ECET 590 Smart Grid Technologies (Reading Assignment# 1)

Prepared For: Prof. Paul Lin ECET 590, IPFW. Prepared By: Joseph A. Ko Date: January 18, 2010.

United States’ government is very concern about smart grid technology and I had learned that the government’s concern to save energy is much more than money; it is also very important environmental issue that will recover our nature from CO2 poisons. “President Obama announced a $3.4 billion investment in Smart Grid technologies on October 27, 2009. The Recovery Act money was awarded to 100 projects around the country. He talks about America's commitment to modernizing the electrical grid and providing jobs.”1

Government is systematical approach on the research and development of the smart grid technology. The TITLE XIII--SMART GRID had explained detail policy and expectations as <:>;

“(1) Increased use of digital information and controls technology to improve reliability, security, and efficiency of the electric grid. (2) Dynamic optimization of grid operations and resources, with full cyber-security. (3) Deployment and integration of distributed resources and generation, including renewable resources. (4) Development and incorporation of demand response, demand-side resources, and energy- efficiency resources. (5) Deployment of `smart' technologies (real-time, automated, interactive technologies that optimize the physical operation of appliances and consumer devices) for metering, communications concerning grid operations and status, and distribution automation. (6) Integration of `smart' appliances and consumer devices. (7) Deployment and integration of advanced electricity storage and peak-shaving technologies, including plug-in electric and hybrid electric vehicles, and thermal-storage air conditioning. (8) Provision to consumers of timely information and control options. (9) Development of standards for communication and interoperability of appliances and equipment connected to the electric grid, including the infrastructure serving the grid. (10) Identification and lowering of unreasonable or unnecessary barriers to adoption of smart grid technologies, practices, and services. ”2

SEC. 1302 of the TITLE VIII also explained detail of the reporting system to the Congress concerning the status of smart grid deployments nationwide and any regulatory or government barriers to continued deployment. This report also include recommendations for State and Federal policies or actions helpful to facilitate the transition to a smart grid. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (`Commission'), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (`Institute'), and the Department of Homeland Security; and from other stakeholder groups not already represented on the Smart Grid Advisory Committee. This research and development of the smart grid technology may have more room or free to consider.

As it was explained in SEC. 1303, the smart grid advisory committee was established to support technology and development. The Smart Grid Advisory Committee included eight or more members appointed by the Secretary who have sufficient experience and expertise to represent the full range of smart grid technologies and services, to represent both private and non-Federal public sector stakeholders. In SEC. 1304 explained the government’s support for the smart grid technology research as a part of the grant as $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.

According to the SEC. 1305, the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology have primary responsibility to coordinate the development of a framework that includes protocols and model standards for information management to achieve interoperability of smart grid devices and systems. The federal and state governments are supported for the smart grid technology and it was explained in detail in SEC. 1306 and 1307 of the TITLE XIII--SMART GRID. The regulations had been proof that the government united states’ concern on the smart grid technology.

1. SmartGrid News, Education and Information, Oct 27, 2009, http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Video-Education-and- Information/Obama-Announces-Billions-for-Smart-Power-Grid-1335.html>. 2. TITLE XIII--SMART GRID, Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, February 4, 2008. .