I believe the smart meter will be only one of several gateways in to the home. If by 2015 we have deployed 53m smart meters, that means the U.S. will still have around 80m dumb meters 5 years from now.
Furthermore, what consumers want is instant feedback. As they turn on a light or turn off their TV, they should see their electricity usage instantly change. Smart meters may report information that is a day old in 15 minute snapshots, which is too little too late. Finally, utilities will want to deploy meters once, then use them for a decade. Consumers want cool new gadgets that are easy to use out of the box, don't require professional installation and start saving them money right away.
To support open innovation in home energy services, developers need open source reference implementations. Open source will promote interoperability, accelerate development and delivery of innovative new products and services and improve security. Open source projects such as Linux and MySQL have become ubiquitous because developers everywhere can stand on each other's shoulders to optimize their development cycles. We need similar strategies to accelerate Smart Grid innovation, interoperability and time to market.
Gene Wang, People Power
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