Smart metering offers electricity distribution companies an opportunity to revolutionise the way that energy demand is managed. With this metering and switching technology embedded in the network at a low level, monitoring, maintenance and potentially overall capacity of the network stand to benefit as improved management allows it to respond to the increasing demands placed upon it.
Scope:
Understanding of the coming challenges facing distribution network operators as energy usage changes
Insight into how smart metering will allow greater management of existing distribution networks, increasing their capabilities
Visibility of the complexities micro-generation and distributed demand management will place on the distribution networks
Overview of how Smart metering can be used for more than just domestic demand management, making existing networks work smarter, not harder
Highlights:
The European Technology Platform aims to have Smart distribution and transmission networks in place throughout Europe by 2020, which will revolutionize the way power systems are monitored and managed.
Smart metering technology advanced will help distribution and transmission companies face the challenges of the ever changing nature of demand and supply, with shifts from centralized generation and greater reliances of consumers on power
Efficiency savings through the introduction of smart grids will generate significant financial rewards, though the environmental benefits will be even greater, with optimisation of green generation assets and reduction of tranmission and distribution losses.
Reasons to Purchase:
Understand at a high level the difficulties facing distribution networks with capacity constraints and demand management
Learn how the development of smart metering can help energy companies face the environmental challenges of the future
Gain insight into the increasingly sophisticated techniques available to distribution and tranmission networks to manage and maintain their assets
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Publication Date: February 2009
Publisher: Datamonitor
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