The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) convened the second meeting of the Smart House Standardization Study Group, which was established on November 7 to promote standardization of interfaces for smart houses between (1) house energy management system (HEMS) and electrical devices at home and (2) HEMS and smart meters. As a result, an interim report on discussions to date was compiled and released.

1. The Study Group was established on November 7 by the Energy Management Sub-Working Group (EMS-SWG) under the International Standardization Working Group of the Japan Smart Community Alliance (JSCA), for technical discussion.
2. The "HEMS Task Force" and the "Smart Meter Task Force" were set up within the Study Group for specific debates needed for swiftly and steadily promoting international standardization of smart-house technologies, with a view to implementing the government policies of improving the present energy supply-demand balance and building a smart community.
3. In consideration of progress made by the two Task Forces, the Smart House Standardization Study Group prepared an interim report.
   • See the Japanese website for details.

December 16, 2011

Information Economy Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau

Electricity Market Division, Electricity and Gas Industry Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy