[CAnet - news] Will Vint Cerf revolutionize the smart grid in the same way he revolutionized the Information Highway?
"Bill St. Arnaud" <[email protected]> Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:49:02 -0400
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[As many of you know I have long criticized today's attempts at creating a
smart electrical grid. The technologies, so far, are largely only of benefit
to the utilities in avoiding building additional power plants for peak
demand. The benefits to consumer and the planet are marginal at best. I am
pleased to see Vint Cerf's most recent blog where he advocates an "Internet"
like approach to developing new standards for a smart grid. The evolution of
the smart grid to my mind is very analogous to the development of the
Internet. Before the Internet became main stream the "information highway"
was largely seen as being solely the provenance of the telcos and the
cablecos. To the same extent the smart grid today is seen as being part and
parcel of the electrical utilities. But if we really want to create true
innovation and reduce GHG emissions we need the same type of radical
thinking that created the Internet which liberated us from the narrow, self
serving perspective of the telcos and cablecos. Simple ideas like
multiplexed power systems to eliminate vampire power loads, or dares't I
repeat myself "green broadband", are the types of ideas we need instead of
the typical megawatt-mindset solutions of the utilities . End of rant - BSA]
http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2009/08/where-smart-grid-meets-intern
et.html
Where
<http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2009/08/where-smart-grid-meets-inter
net.html> the smart grid meets the Internet
Posted by Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist
The term "smart grid" means many things to many people. At the most basic
level, the smart grid is defining smarter ways to deliver and use energy --
but did you know that the smart grid is also defining new ways to generate
and exchange energy information?
Building information technology into the electricity grid will revolutionize
the way our homes and businesses use energy. The first step will be to
develop open protocols and standards to allow smart grid devices and systems
to communicate with one another. That's why Google and other stakeholders
are participating in a working group <http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid>
coordinated by the National <http://www.nist.gov/index.html> Institute for
Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop interoperability standards for a
nationwide smart grid.
When people talk about networks for exchanging information -- particularly
among millions of end users -- the first thing that often comes to mind is
the Internet. So it makes sense to take the successful processes used to
create Internet standards and apply them to this new energy information
network.
Google, for example, believes in the wisdom
<http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/09/putting-crowd-wisdom-to-work.html>
of crowds (we've used that wisdom to enhance our products and we continue to
get feedback on future products via Google <http://www.googlelabs.com/>
Labs and Google Code Labs <http://code.google.com/labs/> ). And we've found
that a good way to harness the wisdom of crowds is to create open standards
to solve network issues. Some of the key principles to developing truly open
standards include open and free access to:
* Process. The customers of the smart grid information network are
energy producers and consumers, hardware and software developers and energy
regulators. Collaborate, and make sure all parties are represented during
the standards discussion.
* Drafts. There are a lot of people with networking expertise who are
not directly involved with smart grid; make it easy for them to participate,
for example, by hosting meetings online and posting documents that are
universally accessible for review.
* Comments. Allow comments resulting from current standards drafts to
influence future drafts.
* Final standards. If people can't access the standard, they can't
implement the standard!
* Standards unencumbered by patents. If implementers need to worry
about licenses to practice the standard, it is not really a completely open
standard.
The smart grid is essentially a nascent energy Internet. Thanks to the open
protocols and standards on which it was built, the Internet has grown into a
thriving ecosystem, delivering innovative products and services to billions
of users worldwide. Applying the same principles of openness to the
development of standards for our nation's electric grid would create a
smarter platform for products and services, helping consumers conserve
energy and save money.
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<p class=3DMsoNormal> [As many of you know I have long criticized =
today’s
attempts at creating a smart electrical grid. The technologies, so far, =
are
largely only of benefit to the utilities in avoiding building additional =
power
plants for peak demand. The benefits to consumer and the planet are =
marginal at
best. I am pleased to see Vint Cerf’s most recent blog where =
he
advocates an “Internet” like approach to developing new =
standards
for a smart grid. The evolution of the smart grid to my mind is very =
analogous
to the development of the Internet. Before the Internet became =
main
stream the “information highway” was largely seen as being =
solely the
provenance of the telcos and the cablecos. To the same extent the =
smart
grid today is seen as being part and parcel of the electrical utilities. =
But if
we really want to create true innovation and reduce GHG emissions we =
need the
same type of radical thinking that created the Internet which =
liberated
us from the narrow, self serving perspective of the telcos and cablecos. =
Simple
ideas like multiplexed power systems to eliminate vampire power loads, =
or dares’t
I repeat myself “green broadband”, are the types of ideas we =
need
instead of the typical megawatt-mindset solutions of the utilities . End =
of
rant – BSA]<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p =
class=3DMsoNormal>http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2009/08/where-sm=
art-grid-meets-internet.html<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h3><a
href=3D"http://googlepublicpolicy.blogspot.com/2009/08/where-smart-grid-m=
eets-internet.html">Where
the smart grid meets the Internet</a><o:p></o:p></h3>
<p class=3DMsoNormal><span class=3Dbyline-author>Posted by Vint Cerf, =
Chief
Internet Evangelist</span><br>
<br>
The term "smart grid" means many things to many people. At the =
most
basic level, the smart grid is defining smarter ways to deliver and use =
energy
-- but did you know that the smart grid is also defining new ways to =
generate
and exchange energy information?<br>
<br>
Building information technology into the electricity grid will =
revolutionize
the way our homes and businesses use energy. The first step will be to =
develop
open protocols and standards to allow smart grid devices and systems to
communicate with one another. That's why Google and other stakeholders =
are
participating in a <a href=3D"http://www.nist.gov/smartgrid">working =
group</a>
coordinated by the <a href=3D"http://www.nist.gov/index.html"
title=3D"National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)" =
id=3Dq71w>National
Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST)</a> to develop =
interoperability
standards for a nationwide smart grid.<br>
<br>
When people talk about networks for exchanging information -- =
particularly
among millions of end users -- the first thing that often comes to mind =
is the
Internet. So it makes sense to take the successful processes used to =
create
Internet standards and apply them to this new energy information =
network.<br>
<br>
Google, for example, believes in the <a
href=3D"http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2005/09/putting-crowd-wisdom-to-wo=
rk.html">wisdom
of crowds</a> (we've used that wisdom to enhance our products and we =
continue
to get feedback on future products via <a =
href=3D"http://www.googlelabs.com/">Google
Labs</a> and <a href=3D"http://code.google.com/labs/">Google Code =
Labs</a>). And
we've found that a good way to harness the wisdom of crowds is to create =
open
standards to solve network issues. Some of the key principles to =
developing
truly open standards include open and free access to:<o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type=3Ddisc>
<li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Process. </b>The customers of the smart =
grid
information network are energy producers and consumers, hardware =
and
software developers and energy regulators. Collaborate, and make =
sure all
parties are represented during the standards =
discussion.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Drafts. </b>There are a lot of people =
with
networking expertise who are not directly involved with smart grid; =
make
it easy for them to participate, for example, by hosting meetings =
online
and posting documents that are universally accessible for =
review.<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Comments. </b>Allow comments resulting =
from
current standards drafts to influence future drafts. =
<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Final standards. </b>If people can't =
access
the standard, they can't implement the standard!<o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><b>Standards unencumbered by patents. =
</b>If
implementers need to worry about licenses to practice the standard, =
it is
not really a completely open standard.<o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText>The smart grid is essentially a nascent energy =
Internet.
Thanks to the open protocols and standards on which it was built, the =
Internet
has grown into a thriving ecosystem, delivering innovative products and
services to billions of users worldwide. Applying the same principles of
openness to the development of standards for our nation's electric grid =
would
create a smarter platform for products and services, helping consumers =
conserve
energy and save money. <br>
<br>
<br>
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