Smart-Grid Policies: An International Review
Title: | Smart-Grid Policies: An International Review |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Publication Date: | 2012 |
Description: | The electric power systems of many industrialized nations are challenged by the need to accommodate distributed renewable generation, increasing demands of a digital society, growing threats to infrastructure security, and concerns over global climate disruption. The “smart grid†– with a two-way flow of electricity and information between utilities and consumers – can help address these challenges, but various financial, regulatory, and technical obstacles hinder its rapid deployment. An overview of experiences with smart-grids policies in pioneering countries shows that many governments have designed interventions to overcome these barriers and to facilitate grid modernization. Smart-grid policies include a new generation of regulations and finance models such as regulatory targets, requirements for data security and privacy, renewable energy credits, and various interconnection tariffs and utility subsidies. |
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External Contributors: | Shan Zhou |
Citation: | Smart-Grid Policies: An International Review |
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Related File: | wp70.pdf |
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