From: smartgridwg@nist.gov on behalf of NIST

To: SMARTGRIDWG

Subject: NIST Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Newsletter - February 2015

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2015 1:40:46 PM

NIST Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Newsletter

February 2015

You are invited to join us at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) facility in

 Gaithersburg, Maryland for two important workshops, the March 24-25, 2015 Transactive Energy

 Challenge Preparatory Workshop and the March 26-27, 2015 Grid 3.0 Workshop. These two

 workshops, which are both free and open to all interested attendees, will be of special interest to

 stakeholders involved in shaping the future of the energy sector and the electric grid over the next

 several decades. As you’ll see in the descriptions below, a number of leading organizations in the

 electricity sector have been involved in planning and sponsoring these workshops.

We’ve scheduled these two workshops right after each other during the same week in late March for

 the convenience of those who would like to attend both. They are, however, stand-alone workshops,

 and you are welcome to attend just one if that best fits your interests and schedule.

Although it’s too early to predict that Washington’s cherry blossoms will be at peak bloom (see the

 historical record at http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/about/bloom-watch/ ), we can

 promise that the National Cherry Blossom Festival will be in full swing

 (http://www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/about/). Visitor information for the NIST campus,

 including transportation options from local airports and lists of local hotels and restaurants, can be

 found at this website: http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/

It’s an exciting time to be involved in the energy and electricity sector, and we hope to see many of

 you as we tackle the challenges and opportunities facing us now and in the near future.

Here are some more details:

March 24-25, Transactive Energy Challenge Preparatory Workshop, at NISTGaithersburg

Transactive Energy (TE) is a subject of great current interest in the energy sector. It refers to

 techniques for managing the generation, consumption, or flow of electric power within an electric

 power system through the use of economic or market-based constructs while considering grid

 reliability constraints. To understand TE’s potential and to support technology developers and policy

 makers, the smart grid community will require simulation tools and platforms that can be used to

 explore the impact of alternative ways to create and operate TE systems.

The purpose of this workshop is to design a future Transactive Energy Challenge that will bring

 together stakeholders, tools, and technologies to create and demonstrate the viability of TE simulation

 platforms and problem solutions. Attendees will include leaders and experts from academia, utilities,

 ISOs / RTOs, companies, and government.

The workshop will be held on March 24 and 25, 2015, at the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
 Organized in collaboration with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the GridWise Architectural

 Council (GWAC), the event will be free and open to the public for in-person attendance.

Registration and agenda information is available online at:

http://nist.gov/el/building_environment/mechsys/te-challenge-preparatory-workshop.cfm

March 26-27, Grid 3.0 Workshop, at NIST-Gaithersburg

Building on the success of the Electricity Sector Issues Roundtable: Grid 3.0 and Beyond (November

 13, 2014), NIST and its partner organizations—the Department of Energy (DOE), Smart Grid

 Interoperability Panel (SGIP), Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), GridWise Architectural

 Council (GWAC), and National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA)—are organizing a

 follow-on Grid 3.0 Workshop. We’re bringing together subject matter experts to develop action plans

 for the interoperability issues identified at the Roundtable. The Grid 3.0 Workshop will be held on

 March 26 and 27, 2015, at the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland; the event is free and open to

 the public for in-person attendance.

The objective of this workshop is to collaboratively develop action plans to address the critical

 interoperability issues facing the electricity sector, such as:

Enabling New Entrants and Innovation

Impact of Technology and Flexible Resources

Enhancing Reliability and Resiliency

Enabling New and Evolving Markets

Architecting the Change

Evolving Industry Structure

For more information about the Grid 3.0 Workshop, including the agenda and descriptions of each

 session, please visit the Grid 3.0 website at: https://www.pointview.com/e/983 

You can register for the workshop at:

http://www.nist.gov/cps/grid-3-workshop.cfm
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