IEEE to meet on smart grid standards

IEEE announced that it will host the first of a series of meetings aimed at developing communication and interoperability standards for controlling the smart grid next month. Intel Corp. will host the first meeting, open to individuals and organizations interested in shaping the smart grid guide, at its headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., June 3-5. The meeting is to build on a guide announced by the Piscataway, N.J.-based nonprofit engineering association this week: “The IEEE 2030 Guide for Smart Grid Interoperability of Energy Technology and Information Technology Operation with the Electric Power System (EPS) and End-Use Applications and Loads” (P2030).

Using IEEE’s open standards development process, P2030 will provide a knowledge base for understanding and defining smart grid interoperability of the electric power system with end-use applications and loads, the organization said. It will involve the integration of energy technology and information and communications technologies, which is necessary to achieve seamless operation for electric generation, delivery and end-use benefits that will permit two-way power flow with communication and control.