Smart Grids Require Truly Open Solutions

Grid Net is catalyzing an ecosystem of providers who believe that the optimal technology for implementing and managing the Smart Grid should be:

Built on open standards and protocols, so that utilities can choose the most innovative and cost effective solutions, and avoid “single vendor, proprietary product lock-in” seen in other solutions
High performing and scalable, in order to cost-effectively manage tens of millions of customer energy service delivery points, meters, and other distribution automation devices

Integrated, interoperable and optimized, to leverage innovations from all technology and product providers, the Smart Grid solution ecosystem of vendors, customers, and standards groups

Resilient and adaptive, so that the Smart Grid can self-heal points of failure, or provision new services rapidly and cost-effectively — self-healing, self-provisioning, and self-optimizing
Secure and reliable, so that Smart Grid devices and services are well protected, and meet both governmental and industry Smart Grid security specifications, guidelines, and recommendations
To learn more about Grid Net’s policy-based Smart Grid solutions, please visit www.grid-net.com