Smart Grid Interoperability Panel
Smart Grid Interoperability Panel or SGIP is an organization that defines requirements for a smarter electric grid by driving interoperability, the use of standard, and collaborating across organizations to address gaps and issue hindering the deployment of smart grid technologies. SGIP facilitates and runs different working groups to address key topical areas such as the architecture group, the grid management group, the cybersecurity group, the distributed resources and generation group, and the testing and certification group. History SGIP 1.0 was established in December 2009 as a new stakeholder forum to provide technical support to the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with the assistance from Knoxville and EnerNex Corp, under a contract enabled by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. SGIP 2.0 was established as a public-private organization which transitioned into a non-profit public-private partnership organization in 2013. Function The prime functions of SGIP is reported to be- To specify testing and certification requirements that are necessary in order to improve interoperability Smart Grid-related equipment, software, and services. To provide technical guidance to facilitate the development of standards for a secure, interoperable Smart Grid. To supervise the performance of activities intended to expedite the development of interoperability