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Grid Architecture

The Grid Architecture project objectives are to provide a set of architectural depictions, tools, and skills to the utility industry and its extended stakeholders to develop a national consensus on grid modernization and to provide a common basis for roadmaps, investments, technology and platform developments, and new capabilities, products and services for the modernized grid. Every commission, regulator, utility, product and platform vendor, energy services provider, and integrator understands the importance of these efforts.

Expected Outcomes include:

  1. Build stakeholder consensus around a DOE-convened vision of grid modernization, expressed as a new set of grid reference architectures

  2. Enable superior stakeholder decision-making to reduce risk of poor functionality and stranded investments

  3. Provide a used and useful framework for GMLC projects

  4. Establish and achieve industry acceptance for the use of Grid Architecture work products and methodologies for grid modernization

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Events

  • 2nd Annual Grid Modernization Forum

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    The next-generation smart grid is one that leverages technology and business model innovation to

Project Quick Facts

Topic ID: 1.2.1
Technical Area: Operations
Funding : $3 Million
Duration: 3 Years
Status: Current

Technical Project Team

  • Arjun Shankar,
    ORNL

Project Partners

GE-Alstom
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Smart Energy Power Alliance (SEPA)
GWU Law
Utilities Technology Council (UTC)
Omnetric Group
California ISO
MISO
SMUD
Great River Energy
Enernex

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