An initial set of 16 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) interoperability standards for the smart-grid have been announced by the Department of Energy and Department of Commerce, which is responsible for NIST.
- Advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) and Smart Grid end-to-end security
- Revenue metering information model
- Building automation
- Substation and feeder device automation
- Inter-control center communications
- Substation automation and protection
- Application level energy management system interfaces
- Information security for power system control operations
- Phasor measurement unit (PMU) communications
- Physical and electrical interconnections between utility and distributed generation (DG)
- Security for intelligent electronic devices (IEDs)
- Cyber security standards for the bulk power system
- Cyber security standards and guidelines for federal information systems, including those for the bulk power system
- Open Automated Demand Response (Open ADR): Price responsive and direct load control
- OpenHAN: Home Area Network device communication, measurement, and control
- ZigBee/HomePlug Smart Energy Profile: Home Area Network (HAN) Device Communications and Information Model