Other Awards and Honors
2009 Elected Positions and Offices
PNNL principal engineer Steve Widergren has been appointed plenary chair of the newly formed Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP)
The SGIP will support the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology's effort to coordinate the expedited development of technical standards for smart grid implementations throughout the nation. Widergren will set the agenda for the SGIP's twice yearly meetings and pick leaders for the group's architecture and testing/certification committees.
The SGIP is a public-private partnership with more than 400 member organizations. The group has three primary functions including:
- Overseeing activities intended to expedite the development of interoperability and cyber security specifications by standards setting organizations;
- Providing technical guidance to facilitate development of standards for a secure, interoperable smart grid; and
- Specifying testing and certification requirements necessary to assess the interoperability of smart grid-related equipment.
For more information about the SGIP visit www.nist.gov/smartgrid. (announced 12/1/2009)