Reviews

“Andres Carvallo and John Cooper have written a thought provoking and insightful book on smart grid and in particular its potential from leveraging the technology rich world that we live in.” – Larry Weis, Seattle City Light GM & CEO and former Austin Energy GM & CEO

“Andres Carvallo and John Cooper do a masterful job conveying to utility industry practitioners, regulators, and consumers alike a great episode of our country’s energy evolution that should not be missed.” – Jon Wellinghoff, Former FERC Chairman

“Andres Carvallo and John Cooper in The Advanced Smart Grid: Edge Power Driving Sustainability share a unique ability to identify and frame the underlying trends, transformative opportunities, and technological advances for smart energy systems.” – Tom Siebel, CEO C3 IoT

“Andres Carvallo and John Cooper have gotten beyond the hype and blind promise of the Smart Grid to tell us why modernizing our grid is imperative, and the real steps that it will take to build the infrastructure that we need for the 21st century.” – Philip Mezey, President & CEO, Itron

“The 2nd Edition of The Advanced Smart Grid by Andres Carvallo and John Cooper is a must read sharing the best comprehensive coverage of the Smart Grid.” – John D. McDonald, P.E. – Director, Technical Strategy & Policy Development  – GE Digital Energy

“Andres Carvallo and John Cooper set the bar for an ambitious Smart Grid 3.0 with their vision that includes transactive energy, energy storage, and pervasive IP networking to establish an IoT at the grid edge.   The Advanced Smart Grid is a must read for anyone working in the smart grid industry.” – Gary Rackliffe, Vice President of Smart Grids North America at ABB

“Andres Carvallo and John Cooper describe with great insight the transformation of the power sector, which is the most powerful trend of our time.  The Advanced Smart Grid will be the topic of many discussions within my teams and customers.” – Bob Powell, President of SunEdison North America

“Andres Carvallo and John Cooper in The Advanced Smart Grid chart and exciting path forward for the industry towards Smart Grid 3.0.  It will be an energizing journey!” – Martin Travers, President of Telecommunications at Black & Veatch

“Andres Carvallo and John Cooper really hit the mark on the concepts of a Smart Grid. This book is a must read to fully understand what must be done to achieve a true Smart Grid to satisfy the energy needs of future generations.” – Henry Bailey, Global Vice President of Utilities Industry Business Solutions at SAP America

“Carvallo and Cooper give us insight to the opportunities and challenges that the future smart grid brings in The Advanced Smart Grid: Edge Power Driving Sustainability.  If you want to see where the worlds of the IT and communications industries meet the power generation and distribution utilities, you’ll find it here.” – Pete Zogas, SVP National Instruments

“Andres Carvallo and John Cooper in the 2nd edition of The Advanced Smart Grid provide the most current and comprehensive overview of the Smart Grid available.  They have nicely brought together an excellent perspective of utility power engineering and operations, IT & Telecom architecture, and consumer/edge energy technologies.” – Bradley R. Williams, Vice President of Industry Strategy at Oracle Utilities

“Carvallo and Cooper take us to the heart of what smart grid can be.  This books gives the context, insights, and framework for all of us in this space to deliver solutions that are meaningful for all stakeholders.”– Jeffrey Weiser, CEO at PayGo

“Carvallo and Cooper share their smart grid insights and applications to benefit all stakeholders. The Advanced Smart Grid is a must read to understand how the new energy infrastructure and services are greener, more dynamic, flexible, reliable, secure, and resilient.” – S. Massoud Amin, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at The University of Minnesota, Chairman of IEEE Smart Grid, Chairman of The Texas Reliability Entity, and Independent Director for The Midwest Reliability Organization

“Carvallo and Cooper provide their pioneering insights and vision into how the smart grid is at the heart of tomorrow’s connected physical world. The Advanced Smart Grid goes to the core of understanding and establishing what the smart grid itself is and can be for society.” – Michael S. Branicky, Dean School of Engineering, University of Kansas

“Carvallo and Cooper in The Advanced Smart Grid provide an outstanding perspective on the history, status and vision of intelligent energy management.” – Stan McClellan, Director of the Ingram School of Engineering at Texas State University

“Carvallo and Cooper provide a timely update to their excellent introduction to Smart Grid technologies.  Highlights include a discussion of local and global trends affecting Smart Grid in the years since the first edition and predictions and use cases for Smart Grid 3.0.” – Ross Baldick, Professor at the Department of Engineering and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

“The Advanced Smart Grid provides a modern combination of ICT and power systems perspective on the state of the grid and its evolution towards a Smart Grid 3.0” Rajit Gadh, Professor at the Henry Samuel School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of California Los Angeles

“The 2nd edition of Carvallo and Cooper’s The Advanced Smart Grid is an informative and authoritative overview of the evolution of the smart grid, as well as a thought-provoking description of the smart grid of the future. It is an engaging and interesting read.” – Theodore Bergman, Mechanical Engineering Professor at the School of Engineering at The University of Kansas.


“The Advanced Smart Grid is far and away the best book yet about the smart grid. Just the right blend between theory and practice. I especially appreciate the way Carvallo and Cooper talk not just about what smart grid is today, but also about what it could and should be tomorrow. And about why and how to start with a solid foundation capable of carrying the weight of those larger ambitions. Must reading.” – Jesse Berst, Smart Grid News & Smart Cities Council

“Carvallo and Cooper walk us down a path from yesterday’s Smart Grid 1.0 (birthed at Austin Energy in Texas), to today’s 2.0 versions growing in Austin and around the world, enabled by advances in distributed energy resources (DER), energy storage solutions, new business models and more. Ultimately, they begin to unveil for us a blurry but emerging vision of Smart Grid 3.0, or “the advanced Smart Grid”, that’s predicated on pervasive IP networking, tons and tons of data, microgrids, EVs and virtual power plants.” – Andy Bochman, Idaho National Labs

“The Advanced Smart Grid illustrates in detail the importance of network security, interoperability and architecture design to successfully realize the investments to be made in modernizing the electric grid.” – Tracy Trent, Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Proximetry

“The Advanced Smart Grid is the visionary book on smart grids. It is the right book for these times. If you read only one book on the smart grid – you have already picked the right one.”  – William R. Moroney, Former President & Chief Executive Officer Utilities Telecom Council

“In the Advanced Smart Grid, Andres Carvallo and John Cooper give us insight into how the evolution and integration of ICT and the electric system will power our 21st century economy.” – George W. Arnold, CEO Tercio Solutions, Former Director of Standards at NIST

“Carvallo and Cooper deliver in The Advanced Smart Grid a practical approach and candid opinions that bring clarity to the advancement of Smart Grid.” – Guido Bartels, CEO of Nordic IBM, Former Chairman of Global Smart Grid Federation

“The Advanced Smart Grid by Carvallo and Cooper should be required reading for anyone attempting to get up to speed quickly with respect to the smart grid” – Rick Nicholson, SVP of Transmission & Distribution Solutions at Ventix / ABB

“The Advanced Smart Grid: Edge Power Driving Sustainability presents a compelling roadmap for anyone who wants to learn how they can participate in building this future.” – Brewster McCracken, CEO, Pecan Street Inc.

“Carvallo and Cooper have written a thought-provoking and holistic view of the future history of the smart grid. This is an important read for anyone interested in the intersection of innovation with the democratization of energy.”  Laura Ipsen, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft

“Carvallo and Cooper have written a book that is long overdue, as smart grid made its way into the public lexicon before it had a chance to be understood or defined. Their cogent explanation and perspective will help both technical and non-technical players navigate the confusing world of smart grid. Public policy around this multi-billion dollar industry could benefit significantly.” – Laura Doll, Former ERCOT Board of Directors Chairman

“Smart Grid has entered the popular lexicon, but it is the rare individual that can actually explain its meaning, rationale, and potential. Carvallo and Cooper concisely provide a compelling read for layperson and expert alike.”  Paul Hudson, Former Texas Public Utility Commission Chairman

“The Advanced Smart Grid: Edge Power Driving Sustainability is a timely, comprehensive and insightful overview of the powerful potential that a truly advanced smart grid has in the U.S. power industry. Carvallo and Cooper deliver a must-read for anyone interested in the promise and capability of these fast-evolving networks – from novices to seasoned professionals.” – Laura Chappelle, Former Michigan Public Service Commission Chairman

“The emergence and growth of the Smart Grid is a development that affects us all and requires our ongoing attention and understanding in order to fully realize the benefits and opportunities. Carvallo and Cooper deliver in The Advanced Smart Grid: Edge Power Driving Sustainability an excellent resource to heighten our understanding and bring this important infrastructure integration concept to the next level and beyond.”  Stuart R. Bell, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost at LSU and former Dean of The School of Engineering at The University of Kansas

“The Advanced Smart Grid represents a valuable perspective for utility executives and engineers, investment bankers, technology vendors, university professors, and graduate and undergraduate engineering students working on Smart Grid.” Rajit Gadh, Professor at the Henry Samuel School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of California Los Angeles

“Carvallo and Cooper share an excellent introduction to Smart Grid technologies, focusing on the essential role of a systematic approach to telecommunications, and including visions of future exciting scenarios.” – Ross Baldick, Professor at the Department of Engineering and Computer Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

“Carvallo and Cooper show enthusiasm and share extensive knowledge of emerging Smart Grids and future possibilities. They present challenges of distributed generation, dealing with the plethora of data, and balancing grid operation and consumer privacy. They use their extensive ‘hands on’ experiences to describe how to build a smart grid and list techniques for others.” Gary J. Minden, Information and Telecommunications Technology Center at The University of Kansas