"The promises of a smarter grid are many. Consumers will be able to monitor in real time the amount, price, and even source of the electricity that they consume."
"How does DOE propose to undertake this responsibility, just in terms of the information that is out there?"
"Smart grid is the future and the program in Boulder demonstrates daily how much potential this technology has."
"We don't need to be withholding stimulus moneys, at this point in time, in making certain that those standards and protocols are in place first, and then the money comes."
"There is a great deal of funding--Federal funding out there now for NIST for implementation of the smart grid."
"I do hope that we will be aggressive, and we will be aggressive before things are put in place."
"It was just last week that Secretary of Energy Chu cited the lack of standards and protocols necessary to allow different systems to communicate with one another as the biggest roadblock in the advanc..."
"Thank you to Chairman Bingaman for convening this hearing on the timely topic of Smart Grid."
"I think that anytime you're developing standards in a realm where the technology itself is rapidly evolving..."
"The consumer will manage what we can measure."
"If you guys know that a refrigerator needs defrosting in Ketchikan and you can do something about it in Bentonville, Arkansas, we could use your help here."