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Smart Grid Technology Investment: Forecasts for 2010-2030

Utilities will invest billions of dollars over the next 20 years in deploying their smart grids. This report identifies the major areas of capital and operational expenditure, and pinpoints the opportunities for technology suppliers along the smart grid value chain. It includes:

  • Assessment of the drivers and barriers to smart grid deployment, and how these will influence market evolution.
  • Identification of the principal areas of technology investment in the smart grid, in terms of capital and operational expenditure.

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The role of ICT in creating energy smart grids

by Simon Sherrington

There is growing worldwide acceptance of the need to upgrade power infrastructures to better deal with the supply and demand issues of the future, and help companies and countries meet the economic and environmental challenges they face.

New ‘smart grids’ will be needed that can:

  • Reduce strain on the power grid
  • Improve grid efficiency
  • Support customers in changing their energy usage patterns, reducing power consumption and saving money
  • Integrate distributed power sources, including renewable energy

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