Policy makers are showing increased interest in making electricity grids ‘smarter.’ This webinar will help policy makers design policies to encourage ‘smart grids’ by defining what makes an electricity grid smart and proposing a methodology to measure the smartness of the electricity grid. Participants will also learn how to track the status of smart grid development with a defined framework of six characteristics which a smart grid should meet. Progress in the development of each characteristic is assessed by several key performance indicators.
Panelist : Leen Vandezande obtained her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the K.U.Leuven, Belgium, with her Ph.D. manuscript on balancing market design and integration. Currently, she is working as a post-doctoral researcher in the Electric Energy Research Group ELECTA at the K.U.Leuven. Being involved in several European projects in the field of smart grids and in smart grid industry associations, Vandezande is acquainted with research, policy and market activities in the area of smart grids. Her research interests include European energy policy and energy market design.
Can be a good introduction to what a smart grid is, but focus is on benchmarking through Key Performance Indicators. So the technical side of a smart grid gets less in the picture and the regulatory/policy nature is stressed.
20-20-20:formulatedJanuary 2008Target 2050?: Cut GHG emissions by 80%Smart grids: Key issue towards these goals Confirmed by numerous working groups, projects, and organisations
Set-plan: strategic-energy-technology-plan. Objective is to accelerate the development of low carbon technologies leading to their market take-up: estimate investment of 2bn for gridAcceleratingdevelopment and deploymentof cost-effectivelow carbon technologiesIndustrial Initiativewith large scale pilot projectsEEGI: European electricity grid initiative: TSOs and DSOs progress smart tools by field testingAcceleratingdevelopment and deployment of electricity networkscapable of handling the massivedeployment of renewable and decentralised energy sources as proposed by the SET-planInitiative of the System Operators (EDSO, ENTSOE)ERGEG: european regulatory group for energy and gas: Ensure benefits for users by adequate regulation9-year RD&D programme for electricity networks with acost estimated at 2 B€ covering the expected participation of regulated networks, marketplayers, research centres and universities
Can be a good introduction to what a smart grid is, but focus is on benchmarking through Key Performance Indicators. So the technical side of a smart grid gets less in the picture and the regulatory/policy nature is stressed.
For a business to define and evaluate how succesfull it is. Different understandings between several stakeholders
Idea necessary of what constitutes a smart grid. Towards a quantification of smartness…
Can be a good introduction to what a smart grid is, but focus is on benchmarking through Key Performance Indicators. So the technical side of a smart grid gets less in the picture and the regulatory/policy nature is stressed.
KPIs: Importance of measurability!ETP: European Technology platformImportance of measurability/quantificationA good KPI must be:Understandable (by TSO, DSO, EC, wide public)Meaningful (for TSO, DSO, EC, wide public) Measurable (measured by TSO or DSO, and validated by EC)
Policy makers should encourage progress in all six characterisitics.
Enable informed part: In a Smart grid, customers become an integrel part of the electric power system. A SG allows customers to take new choices resulting from new technologies, information about electricity consumption, and new ways of pricing.5 categories defined: to measure progress of the grid on this characteristic…. Each category clusters a set of KPIs
Heading for a CO2 neutral society against 2050, DG and storage will play a key role in accomplishing this target. A SG supports the growing array of these technologies all along the value chain. integration in a plug-and-play environment
New products, services and markets rise in the energy system. End users can purchase new technologies and services. New market players like aggregators, who optimize supply and demand, will arise.Energy services ‘beyond’ the meter
Replacement is needed because ageing grid. Advanced equipment and information and cummunication technologies van be used for optimizing the existing assets.
A SG should operate in a reliable way, wheter system disturbances like voltage sags and frequency oscillation occur, or the electricity grid is exposed to physical and cyber attacks or natural disasters. These problems solved by accurately monitoring, controlling and automating the electricity grid. new devices, equipment, designs, monitoring systems and communication standards are used to operate the grid in a self-healing and resilient way.Saidi: represents the average number of minutes customers are interrupted each year
Sunshine regulation: determine a set of performance indicators for each operator display results publicly and compareIncentive regulation: Penalties/rewards for the achievement/non-achievement of a certain targetDirect regulation: impose a strict target which has to be met
Can be a good introduction to what a smart grid is, but focus is on benchmarking through Key Performance Indicators. So the technical side of a smart grid gets less in the picture and the regulatory/policy nature is stressed.
Not the intention to cover the entire scope of a SG. Discussion and refinement is still needed. Workshops/surveys/studies getting the information: essential for the succeeding of this exercise.