Developing a smart grid has become an urgent global priority as its economic, environmental, and societal benefit willbe enjoyed by generations to come. In- formation and communications technologies are at the core of the smart grid vision as they will empower today’s power grid with the capability of supporting two-way energy and information flow, isolating and restoring power outages more quickly, facilitating the integration of renewable energy sources into the grid and empowering the consumer with tools for optimizing their energy consumption
