The Intelligent Grid: Integrating Data from All Sources for Use by All Applications

The electricity grid includes intelligent devices that support monitoring, automation and control functions and gather data. Some data is used operationally and some is used for planning, engineering, management, accounting or other purposes. Individual devices may support data that is useful for multiple purposes. Traditional grid device implementations only permit devices to provide data to a restricted range of applications.The modern, intelligent grid benefits from the integration of data from all sources, made available to all applications. This paper discusses some of the benefits, issues and considerations to enable such a comprehensive integration of grid device data from all sources for all uses.