GSC-15-PLEN-87
31 August 2010
RESOLUTION GSC-15/xx: (Plenary) Smart Grids (New)
The 15th Global Standards Collaboration meeting (Beijing, August 30 – September 2, 2010)
Recognizing:
a) that existing electrical grids around the world, from power generation, to transmission
and end-user distribution, management and consumption, will undergo major
infrastructural changes concerning the information management and intelligence built
into the system;
b) that this evolved electrical grid is commonly referred to as Smart Grid;
c) the positive impact of Smart Grids in mitigating climate change, insofar as they offer
efficient alternatives by providing more efficient energy management and distribution
systems;
d) that the evolution of electrical grids to Smarts Grids in different countries and in different
regions within a country, are moving at different paces;
e) that a multitude of Smart Grid standardization activities are currently underway around
the world;
f) that power companies, information and communication technologies (ICT) companies,
governments and regulatory agencies will play important roles in Smart Grids
standardization; and
g) that cooperation and partnership among stakeholders are vital to developing effective
Smart Grids standards in an efficient manner.
Considering:
a) the need for a holistic approach for smart grids standardization to minimize redundant
efforts and maximize synergy;
b) that the ICT industry needs to proactively participate in the development of requirements
and standards in support of smart grids;
c) that Smart Grids are being introduced within an evolving policy and regulatory
environment;
d) that ICTs will be one of the most important factors in the overall future grid’s reliability
and dependability aspects;
e) that despite various activities being undertaken around the world, there is no apparent
synchronization and cooperation among them;
f) that a “silo” approach to Smart Grids standardization between the energy and ICT sectors
is apparent;
g) that ITU-T has started a Smart Grids Focus Group which had its first meeting June 14-16
and has begun to prioritize standards needed to promote and facilitate
telecommunication/ICT support for Smart Grids;
h) that ISO/IEC JTC 1 Special Working Group on Smart Grid (SWG-Smart Grid) has begun
to gather Smart Grid standardization requirements;
i) that IEC Strategic Group on Smart Grid (SG 3), which was created in 2008, has recently
released its “IEC Smart Grids Standardization Roadmap”;that standard coordination
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efforts led by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has resulted in
the publication of the NIST Framework and Roadmap for Smart Grid Interoperability
Standards, Release 1.0, and the NIST IR 7628 Smart Grid Cyber Security Strategy and
Requirements;
j) that NIST and its Smart Grid Interoperability Panel (SGIP) have engaged stakeholders in
a participatory public process to identify applicable standards, gaps in currently available
standards and priorities for new standardization activities.
Resolves:
1) to promote globally consistent standards, where appropriate and beneficial, to facilitate
interoperability, innovation, market competition and infrastructure development to address
user needs in a timely and cost effective basis through cooperation and collaboration
among global, regional and national; SDOs on Smart Grids;
2) to request the ITU, with the assistance of Participating Standards Organizations (PSOs)
and Observer Organizations of the GSC, and in coordination with the NIST/SGIP, to
develop a comprehensive inventory of national, regional and international initiatives and
activities in the area of Smart Grids that includes not only telecommunications/ICT, but
also energy standardization;
3) to encourage the ITU to cooperate in the development global harmonized Smart Grids
standards, taking into account important work undertaken by other international
organizations including IEC, ISO/IEC JTC 1, and JTC1 SC27, and NIST/SGIP efforts; and
4) to encourage PSOs and Observer Organizations of the GSC to engage all stakeholders to
minimize duplication and ensure effectiveness and completeness of Smart Grids standards
development.
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