NIST Publishes New Framework for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards

April 12, 2021

On 18 February, GBA member, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), announced its “NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 4.0”. NIST's fourth framework for smart grid interoperability informs America’s development of the smart grid and includes updates to the Smart Grid Conceptual Model, introduces new Communication Pathways Scenarios and an Ontology for the smart grid, provides guidance on cybersecurity practices and tools, and develops the concept of an Interoperability Profile to facilitate testing and certification to improve smart grid interoperability and functionality.

A feature section entitled “Creating Value Through Data Interoperability” highlighting benefits of open, standards-based data access appears on page 59 of the report. Implementations from GBA members UtilityAPI, PG&E, OhmConnect, and Logical Buildings leveraging the Green Button Connect My Data standard, or benefitting from consistent access to standardized energy data, are referenced. The "NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability Standards, Release 4.0" is available free of charge from: https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1108r4.

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