Madrigal, MarcelinoUluski, Robert2014-12-302014-12-302015978-1-4648-0410-6https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21001This report provides some practical guidance on how utilities can define their own smart grid vision, identify priorities, and structure investment plans. While most of these strategic aspects apply to any area of the electricity grid, the document focuses on the segment of distribution. The guidance includes key building blocks that are needed to modernize the distribution grid and provides examples of grid modernization projects. Potential benefits that can be achieved (in monetary terms) for a given investment range are also discussed. The concept of the smart grid is relevant to any grid regardless of its stage of development. What varies are the magnitude and type of the incremental steps toward modernization that will be required to achieve a specific smart grid vision. Importantly, a utility that is at a relatively low level of grid modernization may leap frog one or more levels of modernization to achieve some of the benefits offered by the highest levels of grid modernization. Smart grids impact electric distribution systems significantly and sometimes more than any other part of the electric power grid. In developing countries, modernizing the distribution grid promises to benefit the operation of electric distribution utilities in many and various ways. These benefits include improved operational efficiency (reduced losses, lower energy consumption, amongst others), reduced peak demand, improved service reliability, and ability to accommodate distributed generating resources without adversely impacting overall power quality. Benefits of distribution grid modernization also include improved asset utilization (allowing operators to 'squeeze' more capacity out of existing assets) and workforce productivity improvement. These benefits can provide more than enough monetary gain for electric utility stakeholders in developing countries to offset the cost of grid modernization. Finally the report describes some funding and regulatory issues that may need to be taken into account when developing smart grid plans.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS MANAGEMENTAPPROACHAUCTIONSAUTOMATIONBACK-OFFICEBACKBONEBACKUPBANDWIDTHBEST PRACTICEBIO-FUELSBIOGASBORDER TRADEBOTTOM LINEBUSINESS OBJECTIVEBUSINESS PROCESSESCALL CENTRECAPABILITIESCAPABILITYCAPACITY-BUILDINGCAPITAL EXPENDITURECAPITAL EXPENDITURESCAPITAL INVESTMENTCLEAN ENERGYCLIMATE PROTECTIONCOGENERATIONCOMMUNICATION FACILITIESCOMMUNICATION NETWORKCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIESCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYCOMPUTER TECHNOLOGIESCONSUMER PARTICIPATIONCONTROL SYSTEMCONTROL SYSTEMSCOPYRIGHTCUSTOMER BEHAVIORCUSTOMER SATISFACTIONDATA MININGDATA PROCESSINGDATABASE MANAGEMENT TOOLSDECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMDECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMSDELIVERY SYSTEMDELIVERY SYSTEMSDEMAND MANAGEMENTDIESELDIGITAL COMMUNICATIONDIGITAL INFORMATIONDIGITAL TECHNOLOGIESDIGITAL TECHNOLOGYDISTRIBUTION GRIDDISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITYDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSDOMAINSE-MAILEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTEFFICIENT ENERGY USEELECTRIC ENERGYELECTRIC POWERELECTRIC POWER GRIDELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMSELECTRIC SYSTEMELECTRIC UTILITIESELECTRIC UTILITYELECTRIC VEHICLESELECTRICAL ENERGYELECTRICAL SYSTEMELECTRICITYELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONELECTRICITY SUPPLYELECTRICITY TARIFFSELECTRICITY USAGEELECTRONIC DEVICEELECTRONIC DEVICESEMISSIONSEND CUSTOMEREND-USEREND-USERSENERGY CONSERVATIONENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY DEMANDENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY INFRASTRUCTUREENERGY MANAGEMENTENERGY MARKETSENERGY RESOURCESENERGY SUPPLYENERGY USAGEENTERPRISE NETWORKENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTSEQUIPMENTFINANCIAL SUPPORTFLUORESCENT LAMPFOSSILFUELFUEL CONSUMPTIONFUNCTIONALITIESFUNCTIONALITYGASGENERAL PUBLICGENERATIONGREENHOUSE GASGRID APPLICATIONSGRID CHARACTERISTICSGRID INTEGRATIONGRID RELIABILITYHEATHUMAN RESOURCESIMAGESIMPLEMENTATION PLANSINFORMATION CONTROLINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINNOVATIONSINSPECTIONSINTEGRATION SOLUTIONSINTERFACEINTERFACESINTEROPERABILITYIPLANLICENSELICENSESLOCAL AREA NETWORKLOCAL AREA NETWORKSMAINTENANCE COSTSMANAGEMENT SYSTEMMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSNATURAL GASNEW TECHNOLOGIESNEW TECHNOLOGYOPERATIONAL EFFICIENCYORDER MANAGEMENTPEAK LOADPEAK LOAD PERIODSPHOTOPLUG-INPOLICY SUPPORTPOWERPOWER DEMANDPOWER ELECTRONICSPOWER FLOWSPOWER GENERATORSPOWER GRIDSPOWER PRODUCERPOWER PRODUCERSPOWER SECTORPOWER SHORTAGESPOWER SYSTEMPOWER SYSTEMSPROCESS INFORMATIONPRODUCT CATALOGUEPROTOCOLQUALITY MANAGEMENTQUALITY OF SERVICESQUERIESR&DRADIOREAL-TIME DATAREDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTIONREGULATORY REQUIREMENTSRELIABILITY IMPROVEMENTRELIABILITY OF SERVICESREMOTE TERMINALRENEWABLE ENERGYRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCESRENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCERENEWABLE GENERATIONRENEWABLE PRODUCTIONRENEWABLE RESOURCESRENEWABLE SOURCESRESULTRESULTSSATELLITESMART APPLICATIONSOLAR POWERSTANDARDIZATIONSTORAGE FACILITIESSUSTAINABLE ENERGYSYSTEM REQUIREMENTSSYSTEMS MANAGEMENTTARGETSTECHNICAL SUPPORTTECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTSTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONSTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVETECHNOLOGY PLATFORMTELECOMMUNICATIONTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELEPHONETELEPHONYTIME FRAMESTIME PERIODTRACKING SYSTEMTRANSLATIONTRANSMISSIONTRANSMISSION FACILITIESTRANSMISSION GRIDTRANSMISSION ORGANIZATIONTRANSMISSION SYSTEMUSERUSER INTERFACEUSERSUSESUTILITY COMPANYUTILITY GRIDUTILITY INTEGRATIONVALUE CHAINVEHICLESVIDEOVOLTAGEWANWEBWEB SERVICESWIDE AREA NETWORKWIDE AREA NETWORKSWIFIWINDWIND ENERGYWIND POWERWINDSWIRELESS COMMUNICATIONSWORKFORCE PRODUCTIVITY10.1596/978-1-4648-0410-6