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Economics of Interoperability in the Context of Smart Grid Architectures

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Author(s)

Cheyney O'Fallon, Avi Gopstein

Abstract

Technological change in the electric power sector has progressed rapidly and there now is need for the development and evaluation of new smart grid architectures. This special publication discusses the current conditions of the U.S. electric grid and the economics of interoperability within the context of five representative architectural tracks developed by Pacific Northwest National Labs.
Citation
Special Publication (NIST SP) - 1900-604
Report Number
1900-604

Keywords

Interoperability, Platforms, Smart Grid, Electricity, Critical Infrastructure, Network Effects, Transaction Costs, Technological Change, Decentralization, Microgrid, Resilience, Converged Networks

Citation

O'Fallon, C. and Gopstein, A. (2019), Economics of Interoperability in the Context of Smart Grid Architectures, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1900-604 (Accessed April 25, 2024)
Created December 15, 2019, Updated October 12, 2021