Smart Grid privacy public comment opportunity

The US Department of Energy has released its draft Voluntary Code of Conduct for the smart grid. The draft code is open for comments from the public. WPF encourages all who have an interest in smart grid privacy to submit comments.

What: Smart Grid voluntary code of conduct is open for public comment

Who: Department of Energy

When: Public comments are due October 14, 2014.

Where: Submit comments to Eric Lightner, Director, Federal Smart Grid Task Force, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U. S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585. Comments may also be submitted by email to VCC-Privacy@hq.doe.gov.

Policy materials:

DOE Draft code of conduct: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (US DOE)DATA PRIVACY AND THE SMART GRID: A VOLUNTARY CODE OF CONDUCT (VCC)

For more information: Data privacy and the Smart Grid, DOE backgrounder

Posted September 30, 2014 in Public Comments, Self-regulation, Smart Grid, US Department of Energy

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