New smart grid standards from the IEEE include synchrophasor measurement and data transfer, a standard profile for using the Precision Time Protocol and others.
One of the largest U.S. deployments of cellular connectivity to support smart grid communications is underway at Consumers Energy.
It is the largest utility to make use of a cellular-based communications system for the smart meter installation phase of its modernization program,
GE Energy announced the municipality of Norcross, Georgia will deploy their smart grid-as-a-service platform.