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The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP)—a consensus-based group of more than 675 public and private organizations created by the National Institute of Standards (NIST)—has made the first six ...

In cities where the smart electric grid is the new norm, analog meters have been tossed out in exchange for digital versions. These "smart" meters supposedly grant grid customers access to all sorts ...

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The governing board of the public-private Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) has voted in favor of a new standard important for two-way data communications between utilities and their customers, ...

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