To Get Involved

The IntelliGrid Project will ultimately impact anyone who builds, maintains and manages energy systems, as well as those that regulate, manufacture products for, utilize, or otherwise consume energy from the future energy system. This list a appears to encompass nearly everyone on the planet. This should not be a surprise given the dependence of society on electric power and the pervasive nature of electric energy. Indeed, the breadth of this project spans the universe of energy and information technologies.

Public involvement is critical to the overall success of the IntelliGrid Architecture. The IntelliGrid Architecture team wants your input into the development of the architecture. This is important not only to help ensure the architecture incorporates the numerous requirements of all aspects of the power industry - utilities, customers, government - but also to facilitate the adoption of the architecture itself.

The IntelliGrid Project team has a number of needs to ensure the architecture will become a reality:

• Descriptions of the communications technologies currently available for use in the industry.
• Descriptions of existing and planned utility activities and best practices, especially as they affect data communications requirements.
• Use cases describing important utility activities, especially new practices and technologies envisioned by leaders in the industry.
• Recommendations of best-practice existing technologies, when and where they should be used, and migration plans for utilities to make use of them
• Recommendations based on the analysis of new technologies that must be developed or modified from existing capabilities.
• Input the steps required to put IntelliGrid Architecture in place, especially new open standards that must be developed or modified.

To get involved, send e-mail to the IntelliGrid Architecture team or register to enter the project collaboration site.