The Consortium was founded in 2008 when leaders determined that meaningful progress required the inclusion of all stakeholders to define and work toward a common vision. The Consortium represents a key public-private partnership to promote broad statewide implementation of the smart grid.
It is the only organization of its scale in the U.S. that is committed to representing all major contributors across the energy value chain from utilities, markets, operators, industry, academia, government and end-users.
The NYS Smart Grid Consortium is a not-for-profit 501(c) 6 corporation, incorporated on July 22, 2009, to harness the unique resources of the state
as it manages the collaborative development of the smart grid.
Operating Principles
Membership in the Consortium is based on embracing a common set of
operating principles.
Customer-focused: Committed to developing the most effective,
efficient and accessible smart grid to benefit all customers and communities.
Strategically Aligned: Committed to building a robust, dynamic and secure electricity infrastructure by being collectively focused on the sustainable execution and progression of the NYS Smart Grid strategy.
Collaborative: Committed to integrating and leveraging the resources of
the consortium membership — across industry, utility, market, academic and government institutions — to assure the open and effective development
of shared institutional knowledge.
Innovative: Committed to a well-defined and managed nexus of R&D smart grid technologies and systems to accelerate the advancement of technical and institutional interoperability.
Performance-driven: Committed to a transparent validation process to ensure the progression and long-term achievement of the NYS Smart Grid to foster economic development.
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