1Table of Contents
1.1List of Tables
2Executive Summary
2.1Net Metering to be Key Phenomenon in Most Major Countries
2.2EU Mandates Driving Smart Grid Investment in Europe
2.3Smart Grid Standards Development
3Introduction
3.1GlobalData Report Guidance
4Smart Grid Framework
4.1Smart Grid Technology
4.1.1Submeters
4.1.2Advanced Metering Infrastructure
4.1.3Microgrid
4.1.4Smart Applications
4.1.5Energy Management System
4.1.6Electric Vehicle
4.1.7High Voltage Direct Current
4.2Smart Grid Benefits
4.2.1Consumer Side Systems
4.2.2Environmental Benefits
4.2.3Social and Economic Benefit
4.3Smart Grid International Association
4.4Smart Grid Standards
4.4.1International Electromechanical Commission Standards
4.4.2IEEE Standards
4.4.3Open Smart Grid Protocol
5Smart Grid Policies and Incentives, US
5.1Overview
5.2Major Institutes Involved in Advancing Smart Grid Initiatives
5.3Major Policies and Incentives, Federal
5.3.1Energy Policy Act, 2005
5.3.2Energy Independence and Security Act, 2007
5.3.3Smart Grid Investment Grant Program
5.3.4Electric Vehicles
5.4Major Policies and Incentives, California
5.4.1Data Security
5.4.2Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
5.4.3Net Metering
5.4.4Electric Vehicles
5.4.5Demand Response Programs
5.4.6California Smart Grid Roadmap
5.4.7Advanced Metering Infrastructure
5.5Major Policies and Incentives, Connecticut
5.5.1Overview
5.5.2Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Co-operative Smart Grid Program
5.5.3Net Metering
5.5.4Electricity and Energy Efficiency Act 2007
5.5.5Connecticut Light & Power Demand Response Pilot Program
5.5.6Energy Efficiency Fund
5.5.7Electric Vehicle
5.5.8Microgrid Pilot Program
5.6Major Policies and Incentives, Colorado
5.6.1Overview
5.6.2Net Metering
5.6.3Greening of State Government
5.6.4Smart Grid Task Force
5.6.5Data Privacy and Security
5.6.6Electric Vehicle
5.7Major Policies and Incentives, Pennsylvania
5.7.1Overview
5.7.2Pennsylvania Act 129
5.7.3Net Metering
5.7.4Meter Aggregation
5.7.5Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant Program
5.8Major Policies and Incentives, Massachusetts
5.8.1Overview
5.8.2Green Communities Act, 2008
5.8.3Net Metering
5.8.4Decoupling Order
5.8.5Electric Vehicle Policy
6Smart Grid Policy and Incentives, Canada
6.1Overview
6.2Major Institutes involved in Advancing Smart Grid Initiatives
6.3Federal Funding Initiatives
6.3.1Clean Energy Fund, Renewable Energy and Clean Energy Systems Demonstration Projects
6.3.2ecoEnergy Innovation Initiative
6.4Canadian Smart Grid Standards Roadmap
6.5Smart Metering Standardization
6.6Smart Meter Rollout
6.7Net Metering
6.8Energy Efficiency
6.9Ontario Smart Grid Initiatives
6.9.1Ontario, Smart Metering Initiative
6.9.2Ontario, Smart Grid Fund
6.9.3Ontario Smart Grid Goals
6.9.4Ontario, Green Energy and Green Economy Act
6.9.5Ontario Power Authority Conservation Fund
6.10British Columbia Smart Grid Initiatives
6.10.1British Columbia, Smart Grid Goals
6.10.2Clean Energy Act 2010
6.10.3Innovative Clean Energy Fund
6.11Quebec Smart Grid Initiatives
6.11.1Hydro-Quebec Smart Grid Roadmap
6.11.2Electric Vehicle Policy
7Smart Grid Policy and Incentives, Mexico
7.1Overview
7.2Net Metering
7.3Smart Meters
7.4Smart Grid Policy Development
7.5Smart Grid Regulatory Roadmap
7.6Smart City
7.7Renewable Energy Outlook – Vision for 2030 on the Use of Renewable Energies in Mexico
7.8National Energy Strategy 2013–2027
7.9Grid Interconnection Contract for Renewable Energy
7.10Wheeling Service Agreement for Electricity from Renewable Energy Sources
8Smart Grid Policy and Incentives, Brazil
8.1Overview
8.2Major Institutes Involved in Advancing Smart Grid Initiatives
8.2.1Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development
8.2.2Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency
8.2.3Operator of the National Electric System
8.2.4Brazilian Association of Technical Standards
8.2.5Brazilian Association of Electrical and Electronics Industry
8.2.6Energy Research Company
8.2.7Smart Grid Workforce
8.3Advanced Metering Infrastructure
8.4Time-of-Use Pricing
8.5Energy Efficiency
8.6Net Metering
8.7Powerline Communication Regulation
8.8IT Law Tax Incentives
8.9Government Fund for Grid Modernization
8.10Inovar Auto Program
8.11Inova Energia Program
9Smart Grid Policy and Incentives, UK
9.1Overview
9.2Major Institutes Involved in Advancing Smart Grid Initiatives
9.3Green deal
9.4Energy Efficiency Action Plan
9.5Green Investment Bank
9.6Smart Meters
9.7Electric Vehicle
9.8Carbon Price Floor
9.9Smart Cities
10Smart Grid Policy and Incentives, Germany
10.1Overview
10.2Major Institutes Involved in Advancing Smart Grid Initiatives
10.3Electric Vehicles
10.4Smart Meter
10.5Information Communication Technology based Energy Systems: e-Energy
10.5.1eTelligence
10.5.2MeRegio
10.5.3Model City of Mannheim
10.5.4Regenerative Model Region of Harz
10.5.5SmartWatts
10.5.6E-DeMa Project
10.6Roadmap for Implementation of Smart Grids in Germany 2012–2022
11Smart Grid Policy and Incentives, Spain
11.1Overview
11.2Major Institutes Involved in Advancing Smart Grid Initiatives
11.3Smart Meters
11.4Smart Cities
11.5InovGrid Project
11.6Electric Vehicle
12Smart Grid Policy and Incentives, France
12.1Overview
12.2Major Institutes Involved in Advancing Smart Grid Initiatives
12.3Smart Meter
12.4TOU Pricing
12.5Electricity Meter Specification
12.6Tax Bonus for Emission
12.7SOGRID Initiative
13Smart Grid Policy and Incentives, Japan
13.1Overview
13.2Major Institutes Involved in Advancing Smart Grid Initiatives
13.3Japan Smart Grid Investment
13.4Microgrid
13.5Japan Smart Cities
13.6Smart Meters
14Smart Grid Policy and Incentives, Australia
14.1Overview
14.2Major Institutes Involved in Advancing Smart Grid Initiatives
14.3Smart Grid Standards Roadmap
14.4Smart Meters
14.5Smart Grid City Grant
14.6EV Trials
14.7National Broadband Network
14.8Solar Cities
14.9Time-of-Use Policy
14.10Net Metering/Feed-in Tariff for Solar Bonus Scheme
15Smart Grid Policy and Incentives, China
15.1Overview
15.2Major Institutes Involved in Advancing Smart Grid Initiatives
15.3Smart Grid Development
15.4Electric Vehicle
15.5EV Charging Station
15.6Smart Meter Installation
15.7Smart Grid Technology Standards
15.8Microgrid
15.9Tax Exemption for Clean Energy Projects
15.10High- and New-Tech Enterprises Program
16Smart Grid Policy and Incentives, India
16.1Overview
16.2Major Institutes Involved in Advancing Smart Grid Initiatives
16.3R-APDRP
16.4Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana
16.5Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyothi Yojana
16.6Smart Grid Vision for India
16.7Smart Grid Roadmap
16.8Electric Mobility
16.9Microgrids
16.10Reduction in Power Cuts
16.11Demand Response Programs
16.12Smart Meters
16.13SCADA/DMS Program
16.14Condition Monitoring and Energy Auditing and Accounting in Real Time
16.15Smart Distribution Control
16.16National Power MIS Centre
16.17Improvement in Power Quality
16.18Energy Efficiency Program
16.19Smart Grid Pilot Projects
16.20Solar Net Metering Policy
16.21Smart Grid Test Bed
16.22Odisha Smart Grid Project
17Smart Grid Policy and Incentives, South Korea
17.1Overview
17.2Major Institutes Involved in Advancing Smart Grid Initiatives
17.3Major Policies and Incentives
18Smart Grid Policy and Incentives, Singapore
18.1Overview
18.2Major Institutes Involved in Advancing Smart Grid Initiatives
18.3Major Policies and Incentives
19Smart Grid Policy and Incentives, South Africa
19.1Overview
19.2Major Institutes Involved in Advancing Smart Grid Initiatives
19.3South African Smart Grid Initiative
19.4Eskom Initiative
19.5EV Infrastructure
19.6Smart Meters
19.7Residential Mass Roll Program
19.8Microgrid
19.9Net Metering
19.10City of Johannesburg Vision
20Smart Grid Policy and Incentives, Saudi Arabia
20.1Overview
20.2Major Institutes Involved in Advancing Smart Grid Initiatives
20.3Planned Domestic Interconnection Projects
20.4EV Infrastructure
20.5Smart Meters
20.6AMI Infrastructure Standardization
20.7Saudi Arabia Smart Grid Conference
20.8Saudi Smart City
21Appendix
21.1Definitions
21.1.1Smart Meters
21.1.2Demand Response
21.1.3Electric Vehicle
21.1.4High Voltage Direct Current
21.1.5Distributed Energy Generation Systems
21.1.6Microgrid
21.1.7Smart Cities
21.1.8Wide Area Monitoring Systems
21.1.9Clean Energy Storage Systems
21.2Abbreviations
21.3Bibliography
21.4Coverage
21.5Methodology
21.6Secondary Research
21.7Contact Us
21.8Disclaimer