Smart Grid – System Communication Architecture for Residential Customers

The greatest opportunity to realize benefit, yet the highest risk in terms of recovering costs, lie in the deployment of the Smart Grid to residential customers. Much of the Smart Grid-related functionality has already been provided to the commercial and industrial sectors, as the economics of higher revenues and lower deployment costs (relative to delivery capacity) create a strong business case...

Impact of Customer Segmentation on Smart Grid Deployment

Smart Grid Deployment Faster Among Industrial and Commercial Segments The costs of deploying a smart grid can vary dramatically by customer segment. Industrial and commercial customers combined represent only 12 percent of an average electric utility’s customer base, but they typically consume between 65 and 70 percent of the electricity. This large per capita power consumption (and resulting...

An Introduction to Smart Grid

Smart Grid – the Time is Now “Smart Grid” fulfills a comprehensive vision to improve the reliability, efficiency, and security of the electric network. The current grid (or network) becomes “smart” when the conventional electric system is augmented with communications infrastructure, data management, automation, and control technologies that provide for improved management of power...