“The Smart Grid: An Introduction” (PDF 4 MB), prepared 2008, is a publication sponsored by DOE’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability that explores - in layman’s terms – the nature, challenges, opportunities and necessity of Smart Grid implementation. Additional books, released in 2009, target the interests of specific stakeholder groups: Consumer Advocates (PDF 3 MB), Utilities (PDF 3 MB), Technology Providers (PDF 3 MB), Regulators (PDF 3 MB), Policy Makers (PDF 3 MB) and Environmental Groups (PDF 3 MB), to explain in greater detail what the Smart Grid will mean to each us. Click on any of the images above to download its accompanying PDF file.
General Public | The Smart Grid: An Introduction |
Consumer Advocates | What the Smart Grid Means to Americans |
Environmental Groups | How the Smart Grid Promotes a Greener Future |
Utilities | What the Smart Grid Means to You and the People You Serve |
Technology Providers | What the Smart Grid Means to America's Future |
Regulators | What the Smart Grid Means to You and the People you Represent |
Policy Makers | What a Smart Grid Means to Our Nation's Future |
For hard copies of any of the Smart Grid volumes, please sent a request to SmartGrid@bcs-hq.com .