Understanding the Smart Grid requires an appreciation of the interactions of multiple layers of control and communication. The best tool for understanding all the layers of complexity is the ...

The current power infrastructure is in need of an update for better efficiency, reliability, and safety. Standards organizations and engineers have risen to the challenge, promising to solve many ...

The digital revolution transforming various industries—illustrated by our articles on smart factories and smart cities—is profoundly reshaping the electricity sector. Governments, energy utilities, ...

Getting the consumer involved in wanting to save energy is the key to making the Smart Grid a success. Communications and networking is key to Smart Grid success. The government, industry, and ...

In most developed countries the power grid is over 50 years old, and is built around a design of centralized power plants delivering transmitting electricity long distances to communities of end users ...