In recent weeks many utilities have announced major deals with third-party developers of smart grid software.  One that hasn’t made such an announcement is Pacific Gas & Electric.  Andy Tang, senior director of the Smart Energy Web at PG&E spoke with Reuters this week about why the company has not chosen a third-party developer.

Tang said that the giant California utility’s strategy is to wait for the Open Smart Grid group to come up with a standard interface for energy management software before it decides to sign up for Google’s PowerMeter, Microsoft’s Hohm, or similar offerings from other companies.

“I don’t want to pick winners,” said Tang.  “I want to work on more of a neutral ground.”  Tang went on to explain that with the numerous development firms and their various options for energy management, PG&E is hesitant to pick one unless the integration is seamless and processes involved are standardised.  Tang said that PG&E isn’t going to develop software for third parties because the utility lacks those resources.

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