Smart grid governance: An international review of evolving policy issues and innovations

Marilyn A. Brown, Shan Zhou and Majid Ahmadi

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Energy and Environment, 2018, vol. 7, issue 5

Abstract: 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. This article is categorized under: Energy Infrastructure > Economics and Policy Energy Policy and Planning > Economics and Policy Energy Infrastructure > Climate and Environment

Date: 2018
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