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Smart Grid Pioneers: 50-plus Exclusive Interviews with the Trailblazers Making Smart Grid a Reality — An Exclusive Smart Grid Today Industry Report

Smart Grid Pioneers: 50-plus Exclusive Interviews with the Trailblazers Making Smart Grid a Reality — An Exclusive Smart Grid Today Industry Report

(PRWEB) October 28, 2011

The smart grid is, in many cases, still experimental. At the same time, there are deployments and certainly many pilots to learn from. Gathered in one document for the first time are over 50 detailed, one-on-one talks with industry leaders making the smart grid a reality today.

In this 100+ page report, Smart Grid Today’s experienced energy journalists interview the electric industry leaders, luminaries, gurus and field captains who are creating the new digital energy industry.

These exclusive interviews reveal insights, analyses, cautions, tips, tricks, predictions, fears, hopes and realizations about the new frontier in energy technology — and are now available in “Smart Grid Pioneers,” an exclusive industry report from Smart Grid Today – the independent journal of the digital energy industry.

No other source offers the wealth of useful knowledge and experience that Smart Grid Today works to compile every business day — and no other report offers the very best examples of that exclusive reporting over the last 12 months.

Smart Grid Today’s “Smart Grid Pioneers” special report features exclusive insight and perspective from these industry leaders making the smart grid a reality today:

     George Arnold, National Institute of Standards and Technology
     Aneesh Chopra, The White House, Office of Science and Technology Policy
     Thierry Godart, Siemens
     Erich Gunther, Smart Grid Interoperability Panel
     Reed Hundt, Coalition for Green Capital
     Chris King, EMeter
     Tom King, National Grid
     Philip Moeller, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
     Michael Peevey, California PUC
     Bob Shapard, GridWise Alliance
     Michael Assante, National Board of Information Security Examiners
     R Blake, Comverge
     Tom Bowles, New Mexico Governor’s Office
     David Brewster, EnerNOC
     Dave Curry, Demand Energy Networks
     Joel deJesus, North American Electric Reliability Corporation
     Steve Delp, Best Buy
     Larisa Dobriansky, Department of Energy
     Rick Duke, Department of Energy
     Patty Durand, Smart Grid Consumer Collaboration
     Evan Gaddis, National Electrical Manufacturers Association
     Geraldo Guimaraes, Elster
     Robert Haastert, Accenture
     Darren Highfill, UtiliSec
     Robert Ichord, US Agency for International Development
     Itai Karelic, Greenlet
     Willett Kempton, University of Delaware
     Tim Lindquist, Portus
     Colum Lundt, Bridge Energy Group
     Dan Malone, Consumers Energy
     Kristin Mayes, Arizona Corp Commission
     Brewster McCracken, Pecan Street Project
     Paul Molitor, National Electrical Manufacturers Association
     Austin Montgomery, Carnegie Mellon University
     Bill Moroney, Utilities Telecom Council
     Rafi Musher, Stax
     LeRoy Nosbaum, Itron
     Robert Powelson, Pennsylvania PUC
     Pat Romano, Coulomb Technologies
     Nachum Sadan, Amperion
     Tatsuya Shinkawa, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
     Jonathan Silver, Department of Energy
     Jeff Stewart, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
     Kazuyuki Takada, University of New Mexico
     Scott Trout, Salt River Project
     Adrian Tuck, Tendril
     Cheri Warren, National Grid
     Michael Wyde, National Institute of Health
     Tom Zarrella, SustainX

Table of contents:

     Experts sound alarm about small vendors in developing nations
     NEMA executive sees utilities, DOD partnering more on microgrids
     Project reimbursement decisions should be local: former DOE official
     National Grid expanding summits, to better engage communities
     Consumers Energy chooses SmartSynch for large AMI deployment
     DOE reaches out to grant winners overwhelmed by cyber security
     Rights activist, modernization advocate: ‘Tap genius … on front end’
     CHOPRA: Ease access to energy use data and customers will come
     NEMA prepares to release testing scheme
     With distributors aplenty, Germany among ‘slowest-moving’ nations
     Cyber security experts question NERC’s approach to standards
     Nosbaum will first draw clear roadmap to calm Itron investors
     Greenlet, Efficiency 2.0 work on broad DR pilot in Illinois
     AEP finds 2 uses for technology developed with Amperion
     Consultant exploring how to stimulate US EV market
     Former NERC executive points to needed changes
     NEDO: Nuclear uncertainty may mean more Japanese smart grid
     Big RF study relevant to meters? Check in 3 years, researcher says
     Despite Japan’s devastation, NM project scope and schedule stand
     New Elster exec: Brazil’s standards to unlock huge market
     Pecan Street’s new lab to explore interoperability, its director says
     EMeter’s King pushing White House for measurable goals
     Best Buy reveals passion for smart grid education, success
     Bridge Energy completes audit of Cobb EMC deployment
     Savings from early meters help pay for rest at Salt River Project
     As Japan assesses disaster, New Mexico project hangs on
     Professor explains how EVs will replace lots of power plant    
     Carnegie Mellon takes smart grid maturity model to next level
     University of New Mexico joins Japan-US smart grid demo project
     Outgoing UTC CEO shares parting view of electric industry
     As ‘green banks’ sprout around globe, Hundt wants them here
     Livermore puts utilities in charge of smart grid simulations
     New Pennsylvania PUC chairman brings smart-grid agenda
     Brussels-based smart grid group prepares for 1st public event
     Arnold, Gunther report on progress of smart grid standards efforts
     Gunther, Arnold put state of smart grid standards in perspective
     Demand Energy Networks to open its 1st big storage deployment
     Comverge CEO Young explains how DR is growing up
     New Coulomb CEO reveals EV market strategies, challenges
     Australia’s Portus starts EV integration pilot in Queensland
     Tendril CEO puts customer app suite Energize into context
     Amperion CEO Sadan makes case for high-speed PLC
     Loan program funds solar plant, vows more smart grid support
     ‘Whole new effort’ at schooling consumers coming this year
     GridWise chairman vows close scrutiny of upgrades in US
     California’s Peevey revels in ‘being on the cutting edge’ of smart grid
     Comverge CEO expects to hire 50, grow revenue 30% next year
     MOELLER: FERC has ‘much work’ to do on interop standards
     Arizona regulator struggles with popularity of solar rebates
     SustainX to debut new compressed-air storage in 2012
     EnerNOC president tells us why DR deserves full-LMP
     New network of governments to focus first on smart grid inventory
     2 dozen Russian energy specialists set to visit US this year
     Tendril deal motivated by importance of being touchy-feely
     Glossary
     Index

Get perspectives and insight from the industry leaders making the smart grid a reality today in over 50 detailed, one-on-one talks — now available in Smart Grid Today’s exclusive industry report, “Smart Grid Pioneers.” Download immediately at http://www.smartgridtoday.com/pioneers-report?affID=prwreport or call +1-301-769-6804 (888-471-4447 toll-free in US & Canada) to order.

About Smart Grid Today: The independent journal of the digital energy industry is published 247 times a year by Modern Markets Intelligence, Inc. The newsletter began publishing in April 2009.

Modern Markets Intelligence Inc., MMI Inc. publishes independent trade news for the evolving energy industry of the 21st century. It is located in Rockville, MD and was founded by Sam Spencer in 2009 after having created and published many trade news publications over the last three decades.

For more information, contact Season Crawford, VP of Marketing and Associate Publisher, season(at)mminews(dot)com, +1-301-769-6903 x102.

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