Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Boxes
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction and overview of the chapters
- Part I The economics
- Part II Technology
- Part III Social dimensions
- Part IV Policy and regulation
- 14 Demand-side management strategies and the residential sector: lessons from the international experience
- 15 Electricity distribution networks: investment and regulation, and uncertain demand
- 16 The potential impact of policy and legislation on the energy demands of UK buildings and implications for the electrical network
- 17 The ADDRESS European Project: a large-scale R&D initiative for the development of active demand
- 18 Daylight saving, electricity demand and emissions: the British case
- 19 Concluding reflections on future active networks and the demand-side for electricity
- Index
- References
19 - Concluding reflections on future active networks and the demand-side for electricity
from Part IV - Policy and regulation
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- List of Boxes
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction and overview of the chapters
- Part I The economics
- Part II Technology
- Part III Social dimensions
- Part IV Policy and regulation
- 14 Demand-side management strategies and the residential sector: lessons from the international experience
- 15 Electricity distribution networks: investment and regulation, and uncertain demand
- 16 The potential impact of policy and legislation on the energy demands of UK buildings and implications for the electrical network
- 17 The ADDRESS European Project: a large-scale R&D initiative for the development of active demand
- 18 Daylight saving, electricity demand and emissions: the British case
- 19 Concluding reflections on future active networks and the demand-side for electricity
- Index
- References
Summary
Introduction
As this book has made clear, the landscape for active networks and an active demand-side in future electricity systems appears promising and suggests scope for various benefits and untapped potentials. There are a wide range of solutions and measures through which flexible electricity networks and active customers can contribute to energy saving and efficiency. As technology continues to progress and practical experience accumulates, even more types of solution can become possible. Two key questions arise. What can be done to facilitate the emergence of smarter networks and more active demand? What pitfalls are there that can hinder this more active world from emerging? These are important but difficult questions and this chapter aims to highlight some of the main issues related to them.
At the conceptual level a rather significant issue is the lack of a coherent vision of smart networks and active demand. At present there are different, and at times conflicting, conceptions of active networks and demand and a well-defined and unified understanding of them is yet to emerge. A common understanding of these concepts is clearly important for policy making, sector regulation, corporate planning, consumer participation and public opinion support.
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- The Future of Electricity DemandCustomers, Citizens and Loads, pp. 464 - 468Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011