Explore the organizations behind the Common Information Model (CIM), including CIMug, UCAIug, IEC TC 57, and ENTSO-E, and how they shape global power grid standards and interoperability.

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A deep dive into the organizations behind the Common Information Model (CIM) for power grid data standards. Covers CIMug (CIM Users Group) and its parent UCAIug, the IEC and its Technical Committee 57 (TC57) which publishes the formal CIM standards (IEC 61970, 61968, 62325), and ENTSO-E's role in mandating CIM adoption across the EU via CGMES. Also explains the relationship between the free/open-source UML ontological model maintained by CIMug and the proprietary IEC standards it generates.

Exploring the CIM Through the Organizations That Make It Happen