Are standards just a reflection of innovation taking place or do they cause innovation by identifying problems and bringing together bright minds to solve them? CEA’s current portfolio of standards projects suggests the answer is both, and often at the same time. It is easy to think of standards as simply documenting the ideas developed by companies so that products work together, information can be shared and bigger markets are created. Writing down what others invented dominates, but there also are many problems solved from scratch in the process. Here is a quick look at some innovative work taking place in CEA standards.   CEA is completing work on a smart grid standard...