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MultiSpeak

MultiSpeak is a specification that defines standardized interfaces among software applications commonly used by electric utilities, defining details of data that must be exchanged between software applications to support common utility processes. It is funded by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a Smart Grid Conceptual Reference Model as part of its Smart Grid Standards Framework and Roadmap, and has identified 42 standards to support this vision. NIST chose MultiSpeak as a key standard in the Operations area of the NIST Conceptual Model. The MultiSpeak specification is the most widely applied integration standard in North American distribution utilities. It is currently used in the daily operations of more than 600 electric cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, municipals, and public power districts in at least 15 countries. Over 80 software vendors have joined the MultiSpeak initiative and contribute their experience to refining the standard. The MultiSpeak standard utilizes three components: * Definitions of common data semantics: Details of data that is exchanged, documented in XML schema. * Definitions of message structure: Message structures supporting data interchanges. Web services calls with specific structures are used for real-time exchanges.…

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MultiSpeak is a specification that defines standardized interfaces among software applications commonly used by electric utilities, defining details of data that must be exchanged between software applications to support common utility processes. It is funded by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed a Smart Grid Conceptual Reference Model as part of its Smart Grid Standards Framework and Roadmap, and has identified 42 standards to support this vision. NIST chose MultiSpeak as a key standard in the Operations area of the NIST Conceptual Model. The MultiSpeak specification is the most widely applied integration standard in North American distribution utilities. It is currently used in the daily operations of more than 600 electric cooperatives, investor-owned utilities, municipals, and public power districts in at least 15 countries. Over 80 software vendors have joined the MultiSpeak initiative and contribute their experience to refining the standard. The MultiSpeak standard utilizes three components: * Definitions of common data semantics: Details of data that is exchanged, documented in XML schema. * Definitions of message structure: Message structures supporting data interchanges. Web services calls with specific structures are used for real-time exchanges.…

Key claims

  1. release date: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2010 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2010". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1301141001

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.