Gridata At Connectivity Week 2011: SmartGrid

Gridata President & CEO Michael Leppitsch presented at two panels at Connectivity Week 2011. On the panel discussing Management of Data Avalanche, Michael presented an outline of the data management landscape on the consumer side of the meter and Data

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AHR Expo, Las Vegas

For the first time, Gridata attended this expo in order to understand how technologies related to controlling energy usage are making their way into the marketplace.  Conversations ranged from hardware manufacturers to information systems providers. The information systems arena spans

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OpenADR Conference, Berkeley

This conference dedicated to demand response is a milestone of the OpenADR Alliance, and for demand response in general.  The meetings served to set direction for how demand response communication protocols will be accelerated and adopted in 2011. Gridata affirmed

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Consumers Electronics Show, Las Vegas

It this first outing to CES, Gridata focused on the energy-related aspects of the consumer experience in the home.  Many electronics companies are beginning to pay attention to this space, and several home automation companies are starting to offer capabilities

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2010-11 Participation: ASHRAE SPC 201

For a good part of the second half of 2010, Gridata engaged with and materially participated in the standards formation activities of ASHRAE.  The building systems communication standards being developed in these forums are essential to interoperability of Gridata technologies

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Integration of Renewable and Distributed Generation, Albuquerque

This meeting of the most dedicated members of the distributed generation community provided a focused environment for technical discussions for the interoperability of such technologies.  The topics ranged from grid stability to information systems communication. Gridata’s renewed its long-standing commitment

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Grid Interop & SGIP Meeting, Chicago

This joint meeting of the SGIP and the Grid Interop conference is the second annual confluence of movers and shakers in the industry.  For several days, meetings sprawled across the Donald E Stephens conference center hotels, providing ample opportunity to

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SGIP Expert Summit Workshop, St. Louis

This multi-day workshop convened energy data standards experts from across the continent for an in-depth review of each standard, including Zigbee SEP 2.0, ANSI/IEEE/MC metering protocols, IEC metering protocols, IEC 61850, IEC 61960/70 CIM, and MultiSpeak.  The meetings included moderated discussions

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IEEE ISGT, Gaithersburg

Attended the technical conference of IEEE Innovative Smart Grid Technologies (ISGT) at the NIST headquarters in Maryland.  Parallel sessions focused on specific technical issues.  The main track included political and policy presentations, and key influencers discussing the long-term direction of

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GridWeek 2009, WDC

Met a broad collection of national figures in policy and standards development atGridWeek 2009 for the US SmartGrid initiative.  Sessions covered all the topics at the highest levels, with appearances by members of Congress and heads of NIST, FERC, etc. 

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