Abstract
This document is about Intelligent Utilities: The Future of Electric Grids
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Energy Insights Opinion
- In This Report
- Brief Description of the Solution
- Defining the Intelligent Grid
- Components of the Intelligent Grid
- Technologies Critical for Enabling These Components
- How the Intelligent Grid Changes Energy Delivery
- Figure: Evolution of Energy Delivery
- Defining the Intelligent Grid
- Brief Description of the Solution
- Situation Overview
- Introduction
- Figure: Today' s Electricity Grid
- Figure: Tomorrow' s Electricity Grid
- A Brief History
- Underlying Drivers of the Intelligent Grid
- Figure: Distribution of Smart Meters among European Countries
- Current Environment
- Regulators Are Becoming More Involved
- More Partnerships to Develop Cost-Effective Technologies
- Table: Current European Intelligent Grid Partnerships
- EU Leads Worldwide in Large-Scale Deployment
- Factors Affecting Adoption
- Utilities Are Risk Aware
- Regulations Can Force Utilities to Adopt Technologies
- Differences Between the EU Market and Other Regional Markets
- Future Outlook
- Remaining Challenges
- Utilities Will Always be Utilities
- Who Pays and Who Benefits
- Technology May Expire Quickly
- Reality of Distributed Energy
- Double-Edged Sword of Regulators
- Future Adoption Patterns
- A Cautious EU
- Figure: Internal and External Pressures on a Utility When Evaluating Intelligent Grid Technologies
- Potential Pitfalls
- Remaining Challenges
- Essential Guidance
- Actions to Consider
- For Utilities
- For Vendors
- Actions to Consider
- Learn More
- Related Research
- Synopsis
