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Please click below on the list of available online resources related to smart grid technologies and innovations in the nation and more specifically in New York State.
Helpful Links
- Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E)
ARPA-E focuses exclusively on high risk, high payoff concepts – technologies promising genuine transformation in the ways we generate, store and utilize energy. - Build Smart NY
Recognizing the importance of energy efficiency to New York State’s economy and environment,Governor Cuomo launched BUILD SMART NY, an initiative to reduce energy consumption in state buildings by 20% in the next seven years. - Metering.com
Online resource of utility news and information for metering and customer management professionals. - National Energy Education Development Project (NEED)
Promoting an energy conscious and educated society by creating effective networks of students, educators, business, government and community leaders to design and deliver objective, multi-sided energy education programs. - National Grid Smart Energy Solutions
Thanks to advancements in technology, National Grid customers will soon be empowered to better manage and control their energy use and play a more active role in energy delivery. - The National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)
NETL’s (part of DOE’s national laboratory system) web site on the modernization of our nation’s electricity grid. - National Institute of Standards and Technology
Website for consumers, engineers, or policymakers alike to learn about and participate in the Smart Grid and in the development of the interoperable standards that will make it possible. - New York State Energy Highway
A sweeping public-private initiative to upgrade and modernize New York State’s electric power system, providing reliable, economical power to New York’s homes and businesses for the next half century while creating jobs, energizing private-sector investment and protecting the State’s environment and the well-being of its citizens. - The New York Battery and Energy Storage Technology (NY-BEST™)
Bringing together New York’s energy storage companies, universities, and government partners to help build and promote a vibrant, world-class, advanced battery and energy storage sector in New York - Smart Grid.gov
Smart Grid information, tools and resources spanning a wide range of current and planned Smart Grid technologies and projects. - Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative
Working to learn the wants/needs of energy consumers in the U.S., encourage the collaborative sharing of best practices in consumer engagement among industry stakeholders, and educate the public about the benefits of the smart grid. - Smart Grid Information Clearing House
A new smart grid information clearinghouse web site to provide a forum for information sharing on smart grid technologies. - Smart Grid News.com
Online resource for smart grid news, research and analysis and a guide to smart grid stimulus spending. - U.S. Department of Energy-Smart Grid
The Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability’s (OE) Web site on smart grid education, activities and other related topics. - U.S. Energy Information Administration: Energy Kids
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s website features more than 100 pages of fun educational content for kids, parents, and teachers.
Articles, Reports & Documents of Interest
- New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) 2013 Summer Outlook Report
May 22, 2013 – Electricity demand forecast for summer season of 2013 for New York State. - New York Energy Highway Blueprint Update
April 2013 – Update to the New York State Energy Highway Blueprint, which reflects the progress to date on each of the Blueprint’s 13 recommended actions. - Economic Impact of Recovery Act Investments in the Smart Grid
April 2013 – Analysis of Vendor Payments through the Smart Grid Investment Grant and Smart Grid Demonstration Projects as of March 2012. - A Policy Framework for the 21st Century Grid – Progress Report, February 2013
This report summarizes Federal Government progress in four key areas and the range of recent steps taken to deliver on the promise of a 21st century grid, including: investing in the development and deployment of smart grid technologies and transmission infrastructure; improving access to household or building energy data in formats useful to families and businesses; establishing new interoperability standards to spur private-sector innovation; and launching new programs to address critical grid security needs. - New York State 2013 Energy Plan
The New York State Energy Plan will develop analyses and policy recommendations to guide the State in reliably meeting its future energy needs in a cost-effective and sustainable manner while fostering an innovative clean energy economy. - New York State Transmission and Distribution Systems Reliability Study and Report, August 2012
A study of the overall reliability of the New York State’s electric transmission and distribution system. - Smart Grid Investment Grant Program – Progress Report, July 2012
This report provides a summary of the SGIG program’s progress, initial accomplishments, and next steps. - New York State Renewable Portfolio Standard Performance Report, 2012
This report presents evaluation results for the New York Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) Program. - NYSERDA: New York State’s Smart Grid Efforts, June 16, 2011
Overview of New York State’s various smart grid efforts to date. - Microgrids: An Assessment of the Value, Opportunities and Barriers to Deployment in NYS – Sept 2010
This report provides a typology of microgrid ownership and service structures and a series of case studies on existing and planned microgrid projects; explores the legal and regulatory framework that microgrids would be subject to in NYS; reviews the status of microgrids in other parts of the U.S.; and examines microgrid value streams. - Department of Energy: Smart Grid System Report, July 2009
Analysis of current and conceptual NYC power supply improvement projects, and recommendations on meeting NYC’s energy needs in an efficient and clean manner. - A Master Electrical Transmission Plan for New York City, May 2009
Analysis of current and conceptual NYC power supply improvement projects, and recommendations on meeting NYC’s energy needs in an efficient and clean manner. - The Smart Grid: An Introduction
DOE-produced guide to smart grid covering the nature, challenges, opportunities and necessity of smart grid implementation.