The Systems, Cities & Sustainable Mobility summit in L.A. last week was really excellent, with a series of fascinating presenters and some rollicking good disucssions. I spoke, and Justus Stewart covered it -- look for a write-up soon.

One small thing I learned: the value of interconnection standards. These are the standards that govern who can connect to the electrical grid and how. Here's an explanation of the U.S. context.

We've spoken before of the importance of the freedom to connect in Internet terms. This is the equivalent for distributed energy.

As other kinds of infrastructure develop their own models of distribution -- distributed water being perhaps a strong contender -- such interconnection standards may become important to them as well.

Worth thinking about.