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Smart Grid

According to a 2010 International Energy Agency report, smart grid technologies and systems have the potential to reduce global CO2 emissions by more than two gigatons per year by 2050. Smart grids can reduce emissions directly by saving energy through peak load management, reduced transmission and distribution losses, and by providing feedback on energy use. Smart grids can further reduce emissions by enabling greater integration of renewable energy sources and by facilitating greater electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle adoption.

Smart grid technologies and systems are evolving rapidly, and distinct motivations drive their deployment in each country and region. In many regions, smart grids are seen as a pathway to solving energy access concerns and as a pathway to economic development by ensuring levels of reliability necessary for cutting-edge information technology businesses. In other regions, smart grids are viewed as a critical enabling component for the integration of renewable energy sources. Whatever the driving motivations for grid modernization, policymakers will face the challenge of integrating the technical, economic, and human dimensions of smart grid systems into a coherent vision of a 21st century electrical grid.

This page presents technical resources that policymakers can use to inform the design and implementation of smart grid technologies and systems.

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A Business Case for Smart Grid Technologies: A Systemic Perspective

This paper presents a systemic perspective aimed at establishing technical and economic interactions that may improve the business cases of…

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Energy Policy

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1 November 2011

Deployment Data

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2011 Technology Map of the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)

This report is produced yearly by the European Commission in order to provide: 1) a concise and authoritative assessment of…

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European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute for Energy and Transport

Date:

1 January 2011

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Tools and Websites

A European Supergrid for Renewable Energy: Local Impacts and Far-Reaching Challenges

This article assesses the impact of extensive deployment of indigenous and external renewable energy sources on a local electricity system…

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Journal of Cleaner Production

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1 November 2011

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A Description of Current Regulatory Practices for the Promotion of Energy Efficiency

This report presents information gathered from the world’s energy markets on regulatory practices aimed at fostering energy efficiency. In preparing…

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International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER)

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1 June 2010

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A Systems View of the Modern Grid

This report presents a “systems view” of the smart grid based on five interdependent primary elements: key success factors, key…

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United States National Energy Technology Laboratory

United States Department of Energy

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1 January 2007

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Accelerating Smart Grid Investments

This report describes the power grid, how it operates and how a smarter grid will change the design and operations…

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World Economic Forum

Accenture

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1 November 2009

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Achieving Universal Electricity Access in Indonesia

This report describes Indonesia’s electrification environment and identifies barriers to achieving universal electricity access. Principles drawn from international best practices…

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Asian Development Bank

Date:

1 March 2016

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Accelerating the LPG Transition: Global Lessons from Innovative Business and Distribution Models

This report examines how ten countries have switched, or are planning to switch, from traditional fuels such as wood, coal,…

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The World LPG Association (WLPGA)

WLPGA

Date:

30 September 2015

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Accelerating Successful Smart Grid Pilots

For this report, over 60 industry and policy/regulatory stakeholders were engaged to identify the factors that determine the success, or…

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World Economic Forum

Accenture

Date:

1 January 2010

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Advanced Transmission Technologies

This issue paper reviews various advanced transmission technologies that have the potential to enhance the performance of the National Transmission…

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Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

Date:

1 May 2002

Training Materials

American Samoa’s Solar+Storage Microgrid

The island of Ta’u in the U.S. territory of American Samoa relied heavily on diesel generation to meet its electricity…

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Clean Energy Group

Resilient Power

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16 February 2017

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An Economic Welfare Analysis of Demand Response in the PJM Electricity Market

This report analyses the economic properties of the demand response program in the PJM wholesale electricity market of the eastern…

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Carnegie Mellon University Electricity Industry Center

Energy Policy Journal

The Pennsylvania State University

Customized Energy Solutions Consulting

Date:

1 October 2008

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Appliances Get Smart: But How and When?

The paper reviews reports on an analysis of smart appliances and reviews different types of appliance “smartness.” It reviews smart…

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CLASP

Date:

1 February 2014

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Anticipates and Responds to System Disturbances (Self-Heals)

This white paper discusses “self-healing” as a desired smart grid design feature that enables problematic elements of an electrical system…

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United States National Energy Technology Laboratory

United States Department of Energy

Date:

1 September 2010

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Backup Generators (BUGS): The Next Smart Grid Peak Resource?

This report examines consumer-owned backup generators (BUGS), which are distributed generation (DG) units used for emergency or standby applications and…

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United States National Energy Technology Laboratory

United States Department of Energy

Booz Allen Hamilton

Horizon Energy Group

Date:

1 October 2010

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Australia’s Renewable Energy Future

This report is based on a series of public lectures presented in 2008-2009 on the future of renewable energy in…

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Australian Academy of Science

Date:

1 January 2010

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Policy Data

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Tools and Websites

Berkeley India Joint Leadership on Energy and the Environment (Website)

This is the website of the Berkeley India Joint Leadership on Energy and the Environment (BIJLEE), which is a partnership…

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University of California

Berkeley

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Behind the Meter Solar PV: Understanding Cost Parity

This fact sheet outlines how electricity supply options (renewable vs. traditional), specifically behind-the-meter solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, can be appropriately…

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World Resources Institute

Date:

1 December 2014