Technical Conference on Smart Grid Interoperability Standards

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Monday, January 31, 2011
1:00 p.m. (EST)
http://ferc.gov/EventCalendar/Files/20110114074853-1-31-11-agenda.pdf

The purpose of the technical conference is to obtain further information to aid the Commission’s determination of whether there is “sufficient consensus” that the five families of standards posted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology are ready for Commission consideration in a rulemaking proceeding, as directed by section 1305(d) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

Agenda

1:00 – 1:05 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks by Commission Staff
1:05 – 1:20 p.m. Opening Remarks by George W. Arnold, National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability, NIST
1:20 – 2:50 p.m. The Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Process for Reviewing and Selecting the First Five Families of Standards
2:50 – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 – 4:30 p.m. The Smart Grid Interoperability Standards Development and Identification Process Going Forward
4:30 – 5:00 p.m. Wrap-Up FERC Staff, with George Arnold, National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Previous Speakers