AHAM submitted comments on July 9, 2009, in response to a Federal Register notice seeking industry comments to the sixteen published Smart Grid Interoperability Standards. The sixteen standards represent the first standards of hundreds that will be needed to complete a Smart Grid network. AHAM will remain active in the development of Smart Grid standards that are pertinent to the home appliance industry. AHAM's principle positions state:

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