Thomas Friedman to speak at GridWeek...Bill Clinton surprisingly specific on energy and grid needs… Trilliant latest Smart Grid company to snag big bucks from VCs… Greenbox and Silver Spring team on flashy dashboard for energy consumers… GE buys Irish Smart Grid company… BPL Global builds out its transformer monitoring… Important new specification for home area networks and meters.  More>>

Power engineer Erich W. Gunther gives the Arbiter Satellite Clock from Arbiter Systems an 84 out of 100 on the SGN Smart Grid Scorecard. Click to read why it scores so well (and where it still has problems).  More>>

Bless Al Gore and T. Boone Pickens for proposing ambitious energy plans. But when it comes to the Smart Grid, both of them are suggesting “if they come, then we will build it.” Sorry, but that’s backwards. Any realistic national energy policy must start with grid modernization. Alex Zheng explains why if we build it, prosperity will come.  More>>

Where will the electric system be in 2030? Bruce Renz of NETL’s Modern Grid Strategy team paints two futures for us, one business-as-usual and one Smart Grid. He then lays out the very different results these two alternatives present. He contrasts likely reliability indices, generation increases, asset utilization, and other metrics. A useful tool for anyone who needs to explain why the Smart Grid is a valuable investment.  More>>