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Cisco looks to ride smart-grid data deluge

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Cisco looks to ride smart-grid data deluge

Since smart-grid technologies rely on a steady flow of information, Cisco expects that utilities will need to invest in more sophisticated IT systems, said Mark Weiner director of Data Center Solutions and a member of a Cisco smart-grid team.

Duke Energy contracted with Cisco to build an “information architecture” to handle an anticipated flood of data from its smart-grid programs where it will be installing hundreds of thousands of smart meters in the next two years. Duke Chief Technology Officer David Mohler said last month that gathering data from sensors on cables, people’s appliances, and substations could add up to a million nodes on the network.

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Cisco Announces Smart Grid Roadmap

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Cisco Announces Smart Grid Roadmap

At the core of Cisco’s plan is a secure IP-based communications network to help utility companies optimize power supply and demand.
The burgeoning network linking consumers of electrical power with its producers — the smart grid — got a new player Monday, as Cisco (NSDQ: CSCO) announced its road map for entering what it describes as a $20 billion annual market.

Cisco’s smart grid plans aim to help utilities lower the cost of energy storage, transmission, and distribution; reduce network outages; and improve the security of the nation’s power grid.

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