The Smart Grid Future – Global Lessons, Innovation, Regulation, and Efficiency
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In association with
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• Center for European Law and Economics (CELEC),
• Center for Energy & Environment (CEES),
• Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI), and
• Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP (WBK)
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Talkstandards.com will be hosting an invitational in-person event in Boulder Colorado on Wednesday 17th November 2010 (10:00-18:30 MST) as part of our SmartGrid Week (see: www.talkstandards.com/smart-grid-week). Material from the event will be posted here during/following the event.
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The event will be split into two sessions: a business orientated morning session, and an academic orientated afternoon session.
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Morning Session: Business Roundtable Discussion
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The purpose of this roundtable – to be moderated by Ray Gifford (WBK) – is to discuss the economy-wide benefits and challenges associated with Smart Grid; and to explore answers to the critical normative question of what should the Smart Grid look like?
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Participants will also discuss how the current regulation of electricity distribution influences (or impedes) innovation and investment. Key to the transformation of electricity markets is innovation, investment and incentives; all of which are influenced by regulation and market structure. Do we currently have the right normative model for Smart Grid—i.e., is the utility-centric model the correct one? Or do we need a transformative move to a different paradigm that fundamentally alters the prevailing regulatory regime and market structure?
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Afternoon Session: Academic Workshop
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This workshop is devoted to research questions related to innovation, regulation and efficiency of smart grids. There will be an emphasis towards the inter-disciplinary nature of the discussion which will be organized as three panels:
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1 – Supply-Side Issues:
• Chair: Kevin Doran, RASEI
• Issues: Energy Storage and Renewable, Investment and Cost Recovery, Cyber Security
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2 – Demand-Side Issues:
• Chair: Mattias Ganslandt, CELEC
• Issues: Consumer behavior and pricing, Privacy, Interoperability and New Services
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3- A Research Agenda for the Smart Grid:
The last panel is an open discussion devoted to future research questions, availability of data and measurement problems, appropriate methods and how findings from different academic disciplines can be assessed.
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Please see the posted material for more detailed information.
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I invite you to take part in the discussion, please contact Junior Editor Peter Gray for additional information/feedback.
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Mattias Ganslandt, Editor
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Image by User: THWler 33142 (Wikimedia Commons)
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