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The smart grid effort launched around the world will transform the fundamental structure of the grid by combining an intelligent infrastructure with the grid, enabling the two-way flow of both information and electricity.
A key piece needed to support modernization and transformation is the recently released ASHRAE and National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) standard.
The ANSI/ASHRAE/NEMA 201-2016 standard, Facility Smart Grid Information Model, provides a common basis for electric power consumers to describe, manage and communicate electrical energy consumption and forecasts. The standard is supplied with a user manual.
The standard is part of ASHRAE's support efforts for the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP), a public-private partnership initiated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to accelerate the development of interoperability and cybersecurity standards for a nationwide smart electric power grid.
A "facility" in the context of this standard can be a single-family home, a commercial or institutional building, a factory or an industrial building, or several buildings, such as a university campus. There are many control technologies used in these facilities and standards to support them. The Facility Smart Grid Information Model (FSGIM) provides a common framework to guide the development of these control technologies so that they can meet the control needs of an intelligent grid environment.
Learn more at http://colombia.ashraechapters.org/index.php?ashrae=notidetalle&id=246
