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Nordell, Editor in Chief of Conference Papers 24 IEEE power & energy magazine IEEE power & energymay/june magazine 2012 3 2012pe-masthead-p2.indd 3 3/30/12 12:46 PM Noel Schulz, President, IEEE PES greetings from the IEEE Power & Energy leader’s corner Society (PES) March 15, 2012 TO: Recipients of this 2012 IEEE PES Smart Grid Reprint Journal: OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, This compendium attempts to cre- ✔ “Sim City” discusses the distribu- we have developed this annual publi- ate a snapshot of the key issues in the tion system and looking at how ad- cation to highlight articles that were power and energy industry in 2011. vances in simulation and modeling published in PES’s Power & Energy Themes in this year’s selected articles techniques provide platforms for Magazine during the previous year. include the impact of smart grid tech- better operations and control. The articles are re-packaged into this nologies on distribution systems as ✔ “Tools for Success” continues this special issue as a handy reference on well as how advanced computational theme for distribution as better user various perspectives on Smart Grid (SG). capabilities enable new opportunities. end models help improve techniques TWith much coverage in the media, there With six articles the compendium can- for distribution design and planning. is more public awareness of topics not cover all areas of interest to profes- IEEE and PES continue to be leaders within the power and energy field than sionals in the power and energy field. within the industry in the dissemination ever before. Additionally the definition However we have tried to include a of smart grid advances through