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 ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an arm of the Commerce Department designated by Congress to coordinate development of communication protocols, last week told the Federal ...

NIST has introduced an initial set of standards and a framework for creating a new smart energy distribution grid, the first step of a three-phase plan by NIST to develop Smart Grid standards. An ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued its first Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security, which includes high-level security requirements, a framework for assessing ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A U.S. government agency has sketched out its plan to deliver in September a road map for smart electric grid standards. The agency will kick off the effort with meetings this ...

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Md., recently released for public review a report that identifies issues and proposes priorities for ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced on Friday that it has awarded a Tennessee firm a contract to help develop interoperability standards for the nation's next-generation ...

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 ...

Cisco this week “noted its appreciation” for the work that the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) put into the development of the draft the NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid ...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has advised the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) that it has identified five "foundational" sets of standards for Smart Grid ...