econd Installment of Report Ranking States on Progress of Grid Modernization Efforts
Washington D.C. – The GridWise® Alliance and the Smart Grid Policy Center, today announced the release of the 2014 Grid Modernization Index (GMI). The GMI evaluates and ranks states based on their progress in modernizing their electric systems with smart grid technologies. The announcement was made at the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California.
The GMI applies a clearly defined set of criteria to evaluate the progress of state grid modernization efforts in three key areas: policy, customer engagement and grid operations. This year’s Index ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia. As in 2013, California and Texas tied for the highest overall score, with Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Nevada, the District of Columbia, Arizona, and Virginia rounding out the top ten.
“The rapid evolution of our electricity supply and the increasing engagement of consumers, as owners of distributed energy resources, have major implications for the reliability, resiliency, and security of the electric grid,” said Becky Harrison, CEO of the GridWise Alliance. “Investments in the modernization of both the transmission and distribution grids are critical to enable the effective and efficient integration of these new supply and demand options. The States have a primary role in establishing the policies, strategies and providing the regulatory oversight for how and when this modernization occurs.”
The Grid Modernization Index report is available on the GridWise Alliance website at http://www.gridwise.org.
About The GridWise Alliance:
The GridWise Alliance (GWA) represents the broad and diverse stakeholders that design, build and operate the electric grid. Since 2003, the GridWise Alliance has been at the forefront of educating legislators and regulators on the critical need to modernize our nation’s electricity system. For more information about the GridWise Alliance, visit: http://www.gridwise.org.
About Smart Grid Policy Center
The Smart Grid Policy Center (SGPC) is a not-for-profit foundation of public and private smart grid stakeholders who are aligned around a shared vision to transform and modernize the U.S. electric system.
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GridWise Alliance
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