The February issue of “Eletricidade Moderna” is online. The edition highlights the special coverage “The Brazilian Smart Grid market”, on page 34, shows that at least two major large-scale smart grid deployment projects are underway in the country. Brazilian distributors have matured their roll-out business plans, supported by the knowledge and experience gained in more than 300 projects Aneel R&D focused on this area. See on page 40 the article “EVs recharging stations in parking lots and fire safety”, showing that the dissemination of electric vehicles, a trend still incipient in Brazil, but inescapable in the medium term, implies the construction of an infrastructure of points for recharging of batteries and that in parking buildings and underground garages, have their own fire safety requirements. Furthermore, on page 50, the article “Correct interpretation of the new color reproduction parameters”, showing that the consistency of the color reproduction index R_a and the fidelity index R_f is a reason for frequent misunderstandings, and also focuses on the new gamut index, determined according to the IES TM-30.This issue brings also the new “Wires, cables, connectors and devices”, “Polymeric products for overhead power distribution grids” and the update “High efficiency electric motors” buyers’ guides.