Smart grids could drive open data movement - CIO

"The open data movement in Australia may get a boost if the 'Smart Grid, Smart City' project goes ahead, following a successful trial between 2010 and 2013. This is the view of Smart Grid Australia president Judy Anderson, who believes new data sets created from the project could provide huge opportunities for open data across the country. 'We will certainly be championing it [open data] and encouraging them [the data sets] to be used. The Federal Government is working to step up on its open data [initiative] and getting more datasets out to the public domain, and I think it [the project] is extremely beneficial,' she said. Under the 'Smart Grid, Smart City' trial, led by Ausgrid and the Australian government, huge volumes of data was pooled from renewable energy plants and traditional energy networks, onsite and offsite storage/batteries, and smart devices in homes and businesses in Sydney and Newcastle. About 8,000 customers participated in the trial and the results were published to the Smart Grid, Smart City Information Clearinghouse website in late July ..."