Qwest Communications, in partnership with CURRENT Group, are developing a framework that allows electric utilities to integrate intelligent grid sensing capabilities with DSL. This allows utilities to implement a high performance smart grid with the existing Qwest network. The companies said they already have proven the technology’s interoperability by utilizing CURRENT’s intelligent sensors and OpenGrid platform and Qwest’s DSL network as part of Xcel Energy’s SmartGridCity in Boulder, Colorado.
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