Smart Grids
The development of smart grids – which the IEA defines as an electricity network that
uses digital and other advanced technologies to monitor and manage the transport of
electricity from all generation sources to meet the varying electricity demands of
end users – is essential if the global community is to achieve shared goals for energy
security, economic development and climate change mitigation. Unfortunately, existing
misunderstandings of exactly what smart grids are and the physical and institutional
complexity of electricity systems make it difficult to implement smart grids on the
scale that is needed. This roadmap sets out specific steps needed over the coming
years to achieve milestones that will allow smart grids to deliver a clean energy
future.
Published on April 21, 2011
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