Smart Metering Roll-Out in Europe: Where Do We Stand? Cost Benefit Analyses in the Clean Energy Package and Research Trends in the Green Deal

Silvia Vitiello, Nikoleta Andreadou, Mircea Ardelean and Gianluca Fulli
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Silvia Vitiello: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy
Nikoleta Andreadou: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy
Mircea Ardelean: Department of Geography, West University of Timișoara, 300223 Timișoara, Romania
Gianluca Fulli: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 21027 Ispra, Italy

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 7, 1-20

Abstract: 2020 was a key year for several targets in European energy and climate policy, including the requirement for European countries to deploy smart metering for at least 80% of electricity consumers. This target was set to ease the transition towards a consumer-centered and digitalized energy system. In fact, there are numerous applications that are facilitated or are directly linked to smart meters. Among others: demand response programs that enable consumers to be active in the energy market, and remote grid monitoring by the Distribution System Operator. In this paper, we analyze the initial provisions of the Third Energy Package and those of the Clean Energy Package, with particular focus on the recently approved directive on common rules for the internal market for electricity and the newly introduced smart meters specifications. We present the highlights of the national cost–benefit analyses for smart metering roll-out, focusing on the decisions made by the Member States with respect to a potential smart meter roll-out, that was targeted to be completed by 2020 and present the current situation of smart metering roll-out. We also present and categorize some of the R&I smart grid projects realized over recent years, focusing on the ones that deal with smart metering integration in order to depict the smart metering applications and technologies tested on the ground. Therefore, this paper portrays a full picture with respect to smart meters in Europe today and gives insights for monitoring smart metering roll-outs taking into account the current trends in smart metering applications.

Keywords: cost–benefit analysis; smart metering; smart grid (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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