Founded | January 2010 |
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Type | Professional Organization |
Focus | Smart Grid, Power Transmission and Distribution, Renewable Energy, Communications, Electric Vehicles |
Location | |
Origins | Global initiative launched by IEEE |
Area served | Worldwide |
Method | Industry standards, Conferences, Publications |
Key people | Wanda Reder, IEEE Smart Grid Chair Massoud Amin, IEEE Smart Grid Newsletter Chair J. Roberto de Marco, IEEE Smart Grid World Forum Steering Committee Chair |
Website | smartgrid |
IEEE Smart Grid is an initiative launched by IEEE to help provide expertise and guidance for individuals and organizations involved in the modernization and optimization of the power grid, better known as the "smart grid". IEEE Smart Grid encompasses an array of activities, including development of new smart grid-related standards, best practices, publications, and conferences and educational opportunities.[1]