1) The document discusses India's growing power sector and the need for a smarter grid to address issues like rising demand, transmission losses, and renewable energy integration.
2) Key drivers for a smarter grid include reducing transmission and distribution losses, managing the intermittent supply from renewable sources, and enabling demand response.
3) The smarter grid will require new technologies, business models, and regulatory frameworks to transform the grid from centralized generation to an integrated system with two-way power flows.
17. Conclusions
Smart Grid is the evaluation of today's systems and the enabler for a
more sustainable energy system with a more consumer driven
electricity market which includes:
integration of renewable energy sources, efficient energy
consumption, AMI etc.
Both transmission and distribution
both automation/IT and power devices
both technology, business models and regulatory/market
frameworks
Smart Grid is still a learning process. An important arena to develop and
demonstrate solutions for the future power system together with all stake
holders including authorities and end users
Most of the components and systems needed exists today but new
standards must be developed
Everyone has to reconsider the individual energy consumption behavior