Practical Guidance for Defining a Smart Grid Modernization Strategy : The Case of Distribution

This 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...

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Main Authors:	Madrigal, Marcelino, Uluski, Robert
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS MANAGEMENT APPROACH AUCTIONS AUTOMATION BACK-OFFICE BACKBONE BACKUP BANDWIDTH BEST PRACTICE BIO-FUELS BIOGAS BORDER TRADE BOTTOM LINE BUSINESS OBJECTIVE BUSINESS PROCESSES CALL CENTRE CAPABILITIES CAPABILITY CAPACITY-BUILDING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CLEAN ENERGY CLIMATE PROTECTION COGENERATION COMMUNICATION FACILITIES COMMUNICATION NETWORK COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPUTER TECHNOLOGIES CONSUMER PARTICIPATION CONTROL SYSTEM CONTROL SYSTEMS COPYRIGHT CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DATA MINING DATA PROCESSING DATABASE MANAGEMENT TOOLS DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS DELIVERY SYSTEM DELIVERY SYSTEMS DEMAND MANAGEMENT DIESEL DIGITAL COMMUNICATION DIGITAL INFORMATION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY DISTRIBUTION GRID DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS DOMAINS E-MAIL EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT EFFICIENT ENERGY USE ELECTRIC ENERGY ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER GRID ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS ELECTRIC SYSTEM ELECTRIC UTILITIES ELECTRIC UTILITY ELECTRIC VEHICLES ELECTRICAL ENERGY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ELECTRICITY USAGE ELECTRONIC DEVICE ELECTRONIC DEVICES EMISSIONS END CUSTOMER END-USER END-USERS ENERGY CONSERVATION ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY DEMAND ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE ENERGY MANAGEMENT ENERGY MARKETS ENERGY RESOURCES ENERGY SUPPLY ENERGY USAGE ENTERPRISE NETWORK ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS EQUIPMENT FINANCIAL SUPPORT FLUORESCENT LAMP FOSSIL FUEL FUEL CONSUMPTION FUNCTIONALITIES FUNCTIONALITY GAS GENERAL PUBLIC GENERATION GREENHOUSE GAS GRID APPLICATIONS GRID CHARACTERISTICS GRID INTEGRATION GRID RELIABILITY HEAT HUMAN RESOURCES IMAGES IMPLEMENTATION PLANS INFORMATION CONTROL INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INNOVATIONS INSPECTIONS INTEGRATION SOLUTIONS INTERFACE INTERFACES INTEROPERABILITY IP LAN LICENSE LICENSES LOCAL AREA NETWORK LOCAL AREA NETWORKS MAINTENANCE COSTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS NATURAL GAS NEW TECHNOLOGIES NEW TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY ORDER MANAGEMENT PEAK LOAD PEAK LOAD PERIODS PHOTO PLUG-IN POLICY SUPPORT POWER POWER DEMAND POWER ELECTRONICS POWER FLOWS POWER GENERATORS POWER GRIDS POWER PRODUCER POWER PRODUCERS POWER SECTOR POWER SHORTAGES POWER SYSTEM POWER SYSTEMS PROCESS INFORMATION PRODUCT CATALOGUE PROTOCOL QUALITY MANAGEMENT QUALITY OF SERVICES QUERIES R&D RADIO REAL-TIME DATA REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTION REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS RELIABILITY IMPROVEMENT RELIABILITY OF SERVICES REMOTE TERMINAL RENEWABLE ENERGY RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE RENEWABLE GENERATION RENEWABLE PRODUCTION RENEWABLE RESOURCES RENEWABLE SOURCES RESULT RESULTS SATELLITE SMART APPLICATION SOLAR POWER STANDARDIZATION STORAGE FACILITIES SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT TARGETS TECHNICAL SUPPORT TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE TECHNOLOGY PLATFORM TELECOMMUNICATION TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TELEPHONY TIME FRAMES TIME PERIOD TRACKING SYSTEM TRANSLATION TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION FACILITIES TRANSMISSION GRID TRANSMISSION ORGANIZATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEM USER USER INTERFACE USERS USES UTILITY COMPANY UTILITY GRID UTILITY INTEGRATION VALUE CHAIN VEHICLES VIDEO VOLTAGE WAN WEB WEB SERVICES WIDE AREA NETWORK WIDE AREA NETWORKS WIFI WIND WIND ENERGY WIND POWER WINDS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS WORKFORCE PRODUCTIVITY
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