Widespread deployment of smart grids is critical for a secure, cost-effective and clean energy future, IEA report says
05.04.2011
"Smart Grids Technology Roadmap" shows how use of smart grid technologies can be expanded, identifies goals
that must be met.
A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) says the widespread deployment of “smart grids” – networks that
monitor and manage the transport of electricity from all generation sources to meet the varying electricity demands of
end users – is crucial to achieving a more secure and sustainable energy future.
With current trends in the supply and use of energy becoming increasingly untenable – economically, environmentally and
socially – the IEA believes smart grids can play a significant role in enabling nearly all clean energy technologies,
including renewables, electric vehicles and energy efficiency.
The report, Smart Grids Technology Roadmap, provides a consensus view from more than 200 government, industry, academia
and consumer representatives on the current status of smart grid technologies, and charts a course for expanding their
use from today to 2050.
This report is the latest in the IEA's series of technology roadmaps to guide governments and industry on the actions
and milestones needed to achieve the potential for the full set of clean energy technologies.
See more: IEA press
release
