Smart Networks
Smart networks position paper
ENA’s Smart networks position paper is a high level document aimed at generating discussion on the development and implementation of smart networks (smart grids). It canvases a range of issues all of which are thought provoking and designed to enable the discussion to commence.
The electricity industry is poised to make the transformation from a centralised, producer-controlled network to one that is less centralised and more consumer-interactive. The move to a smarter network promises to change the industry’s business model and its relationship with all stakeholders, involving and affecting utilities, regulators, energy service providers, technology and automation vendors and all consumers of electric power.
Smart networks factsheet
The key drivers for this change in the electricity industry are evident—the need to respond to climate change through the reduction of carbon emissions, and the need to maintain and enhance energy security. The involvement of energy users—consumers—is critical in responding to both drivers.
