About Us

Mission

The purpose of the Consortium is to:

  • collectively harness the unique resources of New York State to help define and achieve its strategic Smart Grid vision;
  • facilitate and enable timely, efficient, cost-effective Smart Grid developments; and
  • serve as a model for the nation.

While agnostic with respect to specific technologies, the Consortium is committed to educating the public and assisting regulators, policy makers, and investors in assessing the potential benefits of technology and the appropriate extent of the commitment by New York’s utilities, technology providers, educational institutions, research laboratories, and public agencies to the deployment of advanced energy technology.

Our members are committed to advancing promising technologies from the laboratory and R&D phase to commercial applications that are proven and have strong cost/benefit attractiveness.