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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) pubished a
National Broadband Plan in March
2010 that builds on a foundation of six goals.
Goal Number 6 reads as follows at
http://www.broadband.gov/plan/goals-action-items.html:
Goal No. 6: To ensure that America leads in the
clean energy economy, every American should be able to use broadband to track
and manage their real-time energy consumption.
The United States must lead by encouraging renewable power, grid storage,
and vehicle electrification. Real-time data can also inform automated
thermostats and appliances, allowing consumers to save energy and money while
reducing the need for expensive new power plants. Consumers should be able to
access real-time usage information from smart meters and historical billing
information over the Internet.
Yet, at this point in time, no spectrum allocations exist for the
Smart Grid
As a result, the utility considering Distributed Automation (DA) or an Advanced
Metering Infrastructure (AMI) network, has to consider either unlicensed
spectrum or auctioned spectrum.
Aurastar Feasibility Studies
Aurastar offers feasibility studies that address network
requirements, the desired Use Cases, the architecture of the network, traffic
levels, area coverage of base stations, and backhaul requirements. In
addition, possible use restrictions in given frequency bands based on the
FCC rules and regulations for auctioned spectrum, will be investigated.
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