About the Book
The creation of a flexible, efficient, digitized, dependable and resilient power grid may well be the best route to increasing energy efficiency & security, as well as boosting the potential of renewable & distributed power sources. This book covers smart grids from A-Z, providing a complete treatment of the topic, covering both policy and technology, explaining the most recent innovations supporting its development, and clarifying how the smart grid can support the integration of renewable energy resources. Among the most important topics included are smart metering, renewable energy storage, plug-in hybrids, flexible demand response, strategies for offsetting intermittency issues, micro-grids for off-grid communities, and specific in-depth coverage of wind and solar power integration. The content draws lessons from an international panel of contributors, whose diverse experiences implementing smart grids will help to provide templates for success.
Table of Contents:
Part I: Setting the context: The what, why, how, if and when of smart grid
Chapter 1: Smart grid is a lot more than just “technology
Chapter 2: Smart regulation for the smart grid
Chapter 3: From smart grid to smart energy usage: Reengaging customer demand
Chapter 4: Efficiency and ethics of dynamic pricing
Chapter 5: The equity implications of smart grid
Part II: Smart supply: Integrating renewable and distributed generation
Chapter 6: Prospects for renewable energy: meeting the challenges of integration with storage
Chapter 7: The smart grid vision and roadmap for California
Chapter 8: Realizing the potential of distributed generation
Chapter 9: What role for micro-grids?
Chapter 10: Renewable integration through direct load control and demand response
Chapter 11: Riding the wave: The potential of the smart grid for integrating wind resources
Part III: Smart infrastructure, smart prices, smart devices, smart customers, smart demand
Chapter 12: Software infrastructure and the smart grid
Chapter 13: The evolution of demand response in RTO markets
Chapter 14: Smart pricing in organized electricity markets
Chapter 15: How large C&I customers respond to dynamic prices – the California experience
Chapter 16: Smart pricing to reduce network investment in smart grids – the international experience
Chapter 17: Where do customers fit into the smart grid puzzle?
Chapter 18: Customer view of smart grid – Set and forget?
Chapter 19: Customer side of the meter
Part VI: Case studies and applications
Chapter 20: Demand response participation in PJM’s energy and capacity markets
Chapter 21: Ausgrid’s smart grid vision
Chapter 22: Perfect partners: Wind power and Electric Vehicles – A New Zealand case study
Chapter 23: Impact of EVs on day-ahead prices: The French connection
About the Author :
Dr. F.P. Sioshansi has nearly 30 years of experience working in analysis of energy markets, specializing in the policy, regulatory, technical and environmental aspects of the electric power sector in the US and internationally. His research and professional interests are concentrated in demand and price forecasting, electricity market design, competitive pricing & bidding, integrated resource planning, energy conservation and energy efficiency, economics of global climate change, sustainability, energy security, renewable energy technologies, and comparative performance of competitive electricity markets. Dr. Sioshansi advises major utility clients and government policy makers domestically and internationally on electricity market reform, restructuring and privatization of the electric power sector. He has published numerous reports, books, book chapters and papers in peer-reviewed journals on a wide range of subjects. Dr. Sioshansi edits and publishes EEnergy Informer, a monthly newsletter with wide international circulation. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of The Electricity Journal where he is regularly featured in Electricity Currents section. He is a frequent contributor to Energy Policy and The Electricity Journal, and he serves on the editorial board of Utilities Policy. Major recent publications include the 2009 Elsevier volume, Electricity Generation in a Carbon Constrained World and the forthcoming 2010 book, In Search of A Carbon Neutral Future.
Review :
"The term 'smart grids' is widely referred to as a concept, but exactly what it means, how it might work and what the benefits are not always so clear. In this collection of contributions from a diverse range of international authors the idea and its applications are held up and examined from many different perspectives. The book covers four main areas; setting the context for smart grids; the growing role of renewable and distributed generation; smart infrastructure, prices and devices; and a section looking at case studies, applications and pilot projects..Sioshansi's own conclusion is a little downbeat. While smart grids offer exciting opportunities, saving, benefits and a host of features and functionalities, they are simply beyond the capabilities of the existing grid. 'It is abundantly clear that many remaining obstacles have to be overcome and pitfalls avoided--technical, regulatory, financial and behavioural to name a few--if we are to achieve the full potential benefits of smart grids', he concluded."--Energy Spectrum "A brisk and wide-ranging introduction by Sioshansi sets the scene. The 19 chapters that follow, despite being by 19 different groups of authors, are readable and stylistically consistent, a tribute to Shioshansi's editorship. All of the chapters also include copious references, valuable resources for anyone seeking deeper immersion in the topics."--Modern Power Systems "This is an excellent coverage of a sometimes misunderstood subject matter area - the so called 'smart grid'. The approach in this book is to invite 54 co-authors- subject matter experts in various power systems fields - and create a definitive and practical reference. This is a book about the grid itself, and the transformations needed to deliver energy to customers in today's world and tomorrow. It is not just a book for power engineers; it is for all types of practitioners and policy makers who are involved in this industry revolution."--EnergyNews, Volume 30, No. 1, March 2012, page 28
