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The EU-DEEP project
May 2009
This set of slides was presented at the Smart Grid Advisory Meeting on June 23-24, 2009 in Red Bank, NJ. This presentation presents information about the European Distributed Energy Partnership (EU-DEEP) project, including the European 20-20-20 objectives.

Task 1.6 Scoping & Mapping of Smart Grid Projects
May 2009
This set of slides was presented at the Smart Grid Advisory Meeting on June 23-24, 2009 in Red Bank, NJ. This presentation provides information about scoping and mapping of smart grid projects, which is detailed in a separate report, technology assessment and project tracking tool.

A National Assessment of Demand Response Potential
May 2009
Section 529 (a) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007) requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) to conduct a National Assessment of Demand Response Potential (Assessment) and report to Congress. The submission of this report fulfills the requirements of Section 529 (a) of EISA 2007.

Smart Houses for a Smart Grid
May 2009
This technical paper discusses how the collaboration between a smart house and a smart grid is a promising approach which, with the help of ICT can fully unleash the capabilities of the smart electricity network.

Decision Adopting Requirements For Smart Grid Deployment Plans Pursuant To Senate Bill 17 (Padilla), Chapter 327, Statutes Of 2009
May 2009
This decision provides Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric Company, and Southern California Edison Company with the guidance needed to file Smart Grid Deployment Plans with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) by July 1, 2011.

Demand Shifting With Thermal Mass in Light and Heavy Mass Commercial Buildings - 2009
May 2009
This report describes a project that studied the potential of pre-cooling and demand limiting in a heavy mass and a light mass building in the Bay Area of California.

EPRI Cost Benefit Analysis Status
May 2009
This presentation talks about smart grid demonstrations cost and benefit analysis, which includes the following topics: A. Cost and Benefit Analysis (CBA) Defined B. What constitute Smart Grid Benefits? C. Measuring Smart Grid Impacts D. Monetizing Smart Grid Benefits E. The Cost to Realize Smart Grid Benefits F. CBA Application to EPRI Smart Grid Demonstration

Tour of Smart Grid Projects - 2009
April 2009
This set of slides take the reader through a tour of selected Advanced Metering Infrastructure/smart grid projects primarily in the U.S., including microgrid deployments and proposed smart grid pilots. This was presented to the Utah Public Service Commission on May 13, 2009.

Smart Grid Maryland - Smart Grid Technologies and Programs
April 2009
This report documents the result of the research conducted for the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) under the funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to recommend the elements of a Smart Grid system that would be most beneficial for Maryland consumers.

The Smart Grid: An Annotated Bibliography of Essential Resources for State Commissions
April 2009
NARUC developed an annotated bibliography of essential resources on smart grid that can lead you toward greater detail on specific topics like smart grid design, cost recovery, the relationship to rate design, cybersecurity, and opportunities for integrating supply- and end-user-side applications.

The Smart Grid and Its Role in a Carbon-Constrained World
April 2009
This set of slides explains the characteristics, assets and applications that comprise the smart grid, smart grid operational strategies for distribution systems, and how smart grid can directly reduce or enable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

D18: Utility Uses Dynamic Ratings to Optimize Transmission Throughput
April 2009
This use case describes how dynamic rating of transmission lines and transformers can improve SCE's ability to optimize the power throughput of its transmission assets.

Smart Grid Evaluation Framework
April 2009
This is a DRAFT framework for Commission evaluation of smart grid investments by Roger Levy, Smart Grid Technical Advisory Services Project, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. This was presented to the Utah Public Service Commission on May 13, 2009.

SmartGridCity -: A Blueprint for a Connected, Intelligent Grid Community
April 2009
This document is a summary and status of the SmartGridCity project in Boulder, Colorado.

D20: Utility uses 'Beyond supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)' Data from the Substation to Analyze System Faults
April 2009
This use case describes how Data Beyond supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA)

IEC 62351 Parts 1-8 - Information Security for Power System Control Operations
April 2009
This document contains the IEC 62351 standard details - Parts 1-8, Information Security for Power System Control Operations, define security requirements for power system management and information exchange, including communications network and system security issues, TCP/IP and MMS profiles, and security for ICCP and Sub-station automation and protection.

Management of Electric Vehicle Charging to Mitigate Renewable Generation Intermittency and Distribution Network Congestion
April 2009
This DOE presentation was presented at the CNLS Smart Grid Seminar Series at Los Alamos National Lab on May 5-6, 2009. It discusses a hierarchical decision making methodology proposed for hedging in the day-ahead market and for playing the real-time market in a manner that yields regulation service revenues and allows for negotiated discounts on the use-of-distribution-network payments.

D15: C-RAS System Monitors System Status and Exerts Control to Maintain System Stability and Prevent Overloads
April 2009
This use case describes how centralizing and coordinating Remedial Action Schemes (RAS) in a Centralized Remedial Action Scheme (C-RAS) architecture can improve SCE's ability to respond to contingencies in real-time to maintain system stability.

Opportunities for Energy Efficiency and Automated Demand Response in Industrial Refrigerated Warehouses in California
April 2009
This report summarizes the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's research to date in characterizing energy efficiency and open automated Demand Response opportunities for industrial refrigerated warehouses in California..

OpenADR v1.0 - Open Automated Demand Response Communications Specification Version 1.0
April 2009
This document contains the details of the Open Automated Demand Response Communications Specification, also known as OpenADR or Open Auto DR, v1.0 standard.

D16: Utility Uses Phasor Data for Grid Operation, Control and Analysis
April 2009
This use case describes how the use of phasor measurement data could enable SCE to maintain system stability following a system event.

State Policies on Smart Grid - 2009
April 2009
This set of slides deals with the Legislation and public utility commission decisions related to smart grid deployment in selected states - California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Texas.

Cleveland Transportation Electrification Roadmap
April 2009
This report is a roadmap outlining an action plan for stakeholders in the Cleveland area to implement in the near, mid, and long term in order to expand businesses and jobs related to vehicular transportation electrification.

Smart Grid Revolution?
April 2009
This presentation provides information about the smart grid revolution and challenge with the example of Denmark. The slides contain details about the strategy for transformation.

Structuring the Smart Grid Framework: Application of Complex Systems Engineering
April 2009
This presentation discusses the utility operational benefits, individual consumer benefits, societal benefits of smart grid, and also culture change, technical challenges, and relevant discussion questions.