The Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (
SGIP) will support NIST in fulfilling its responsibilities under the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act. The
SGIP will identify, prioritize and address new and emerging requirements for Smart Grid standards. It will further develop the initial
NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 1.0 , which was released January 2010.
SGIP Upcoming Meetings & Events
Download one-page
SGIP meeting calendar for 2010.
SGIP Plenary Voting
This spot will have information and links about upcoming and current votes of the
SGIP Plenary.
None at this time.
SGIP Deliverables
The scope of the
SGIP is discovery and analysis followed by the
limited deliverables identified in the Charter summarized here for reference:
- Smart Grid Standards
- Priority Action Plans
- Testing and Certification of Standards
- Smart Grid Conceptual Model
- Smart Grid Cyber Security
- The Interoperability Knowledge Base (IKB)
Major Activities of the SGIP
This section describes the nature and scope of the Domain Expert Working Groups (DEWGs) and Priority Action Plans (PAPs) that the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (
SGIP) will need to administer. It is provided to assist the team in the development of working procedures for the
SGIP. The principle mantra of the
SGIP is that
it does not duplicate work being done in any other well functioning forum of the Smart Grid community. It is the goal of the
SGIP to fill a role that is not sufficiently being addressed in other current Smart Grid forums, and, that specifically advances the goals of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in its EISA 2007 mission. As such it focuses on two principle areas where value can be added with modest effort:
- Analysis of cross-functional area applications requiring coordination between one or more Technologies beyond the original scope of the Technology itself.
- Coordination between any and all groups which must complement each other on the resolution of a gap or overlap in Smart Grid Technologies.
Note that it is essential that beyond this analysis and coordination the work of standards developments
must continue exclusively within the Standards or Specification Developing Organizations (SDOs) themselves.
Analysis is provided in the
SGIP through the Working Group structure which is comprised primarily of the DEWGs. Note this also includes those called “task groups” in the pre-SGIP structures.
Coordination is provided in the
SGIP through the origination and oversight of PAPs.
Domain Expert Working Groups (Analysis)
DEWGs (also includes what were previously “task groups”) are experts in certain application areas that have a rich understanding of the requirements of existing and forward-looking Smart Grid Applications. DEWGs are segmented by application domain (not to be confused with Conceptual Model Domain which focuses on the physical, electrical, and distributed computing environments in which Actors reside). Additionally, due to their open membership and process, expertise can be integrated from the widest array of stakeholder interests available for the Smart Grid. Through their understanding of Smart Grid applications, DEWGs represent these applications in Use Cases modeled and exposed in the Interoperability Knowledge Base (IKB). These Applications are analyzed against functional and non-functional Requirements, and, the potential Standards that may help fulfill them. Through their analysis, DEWGs can allocate functionality to Actors, Standards, and Technologies and thus support the fulfillment of Smart Grid Applications. By this means they can discover the gaps and overlaps of Standards for the Smart Grid, as well as, which Technologies best can fit the Requirements necessary for carrying out the Applications. The results of these analyses are the identification of:
- Smart Grid Standards and the nature of their fit to the Applications
- Need for additional PAPs to address the gaps and overlaps.
- Key Priority Use Cases that merit detailed analysis and development
Priority Action Plans (Coordination)
PAPs arise from the analysis of the applicability of Standards to the Use Cases of the Smart Grid. PAPs include identified experts in relative SDOs, known as the PAP Working Group Management Team. Specifically, a PAP addresses either: A gap where a standard or standard extension is needed: The need for meter image-download requirements is an example of a non-existing standard needed to fill an identified gap. An overlap where two complementary standards address some information that is in common but different for the same scope of an Application: An example of this is metering information where CIM, 61850, ANSI C12.19, SEP 1&2 all have non-equivalent methods of representing revenue meter readings. PAPs should only be created when the
SGIP determines there is a need for interoperability coordination on some urgent issue. The PAPs themselves are executed within the scope of the SDOs and Users Groups that sign up for tasks that implement the plans. The duty of the
SGIP is to facilitate this process, ensure that all PAP materials are publicly available in real time on the TWiki (that is, not entirely within the domain of the SDOs which prevents all but membership access), and provides guidance when the participants in the PAP are at odds or unsure of its goals. It will often be the case that the SDOs that are executing the PAP tasks (as part of the PAP Working Group Execution Team) diverge from the original intent of the PAP. This is due to their natural, and correct, orientation towards their own specific goals and needs. The PAPs arise from the broader stakeholder involvement in the Smart Grid problem space and such has identified goals that come from this broader scope. In these cases, the parties are brought together under the auspices of the
SGIP and an attempt to resolve the differences is pursued. The possibility could arise where this is not sufficient to move the PAP forward. In this case the PAP WG or the
SGIP can:
- Revise the PAP to accommodate the concerns of the implementers, or,
- Can redistribute the tasks of the PAP to organizations more in line with the needs of the scope of the PAP.
- Rescind the PAP judging that it is no longer in the interest of the SGIP to pursue.
SGIP Special Working Groups
There are three standing committees and working groups within the
SGIP that have unique tasking beyond that described above for the DEWGs. Details of this tasking have yet to be defined for the scope of the
SGIP. They are (quotes from the
SGIP Charter):
Cyber Security “The Smart Grid Cyber Security Working Group (SGCSWG) will be a permanent working group that provides expertise needed to address matters related to cyber security for the Smart Grid. It plays a critical role in identifying the standards and architecture needed to ensure the security of the smart grid, which is a critical national infrastructure.”
Architecture “The Smart Grid Architecture Committee (SGAC) is responsible for creating and refining a conceptual reference model, including lists of the standards and profiles necessary to implement the vision of the Smart Grid. The SGAC will include at least eight Members selected by the Plenary Chair, and all other interested members confirmed by majority vote of the
SGIP.”
Testing and Certification “The SGTCC creates and maintains the necessary documentation and organizational framework for compliance, interoperability and cyber security testing and certification for
SGIP-recommended Smart Grid standards.”
Process to Join the SGIP
Note: See step by step procedure on: Membership Information
- Each member will declare the following
- Organization
- Name and contact information
- Type of member: (participating or observer)
- Stakeholder category for voting for SGIPGB representation
- Stakeholder categories are important
- Used when voting for members of the Governing Board
Comments
Note: to review comments prior to ratification of the charter, see SGIPCharterPreRatificationComments
Note: comments on page SGIPCommentPage
Notes
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SGIP Governing Board
Call for Candidates: Plenary Officers
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