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Innovation and Disruption at the Grid’s Edge
How Distributed Energy Resources are Disrupting the Utility Business Model
This insightful book examines how the utility sector is responding to growing numbers of consumers self-generating and storing energy
Fereidoon Sioshansi (Edited by)
9780128117583, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 16 May 2017
460 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.9 cm, 0.75 kg
"Sioshansi’s introduction explains the new focus on distributed energy resources (DERs), and the book is split between three sections: the economics of DERs versus traditional bundled service at regulated tariffs; bifurcation of customers between those who can access their own energy and those who cannot; and the rise of aggregators, integrators and intermediaries. Not a review so much as a description of the book as an advertisement for an event based on the topic of the book - the review is positive, but there is no clear opinion or judgement." --Energy Spectrum "There are books that try everything possible to challenge their readers’ brains processing capabilities; if there is someone competent enough to make these types of exploration books timely and relevant. There comes Fereidoon, a born ‘Christopher Columbus’, exploring the frontiers of knowledge and practice in the utility industry; and this 4th book edited since 2013." --Economics of Energy and Environmental Policy (EEEP) "There are books that try everything possible to challenge their readers’ brains processing capabilities. There comes Fereidoon, a born ‘Christopher Columbus’, exploring the frontiers of knowledge and practice in the utility industry. It focuses entirely on the “grid’s edge?, the unique and unprecedented transformations occurring in the Western world, behind the devices connecting the consumers to the grid. Incredibly rich." --Jean-Michel Glachant, Economics of Energy & Environmental Policy Vol. 7: 1, 2018, IAEE
Innovation and Disruption at the Grid’s Edge examines the viable developments in peer-to-peer transactions enabled by open platforms on the grid’s edge. With consumers and prosumers using more electronic platforms to trade surplus electricity from rooftop solar panels, share a storage battery, or use smart gadgets that manage load and self-generation, the grid's edge is becoming crowded. The book examines the growing number of consumers engaging in self-generation and storage, and analyzes the underlying causes and drivers of change, as well as the implications of how the utility sector—particularly the distribution network—should/could be regulated. The book also explores how tariffs are set and revenues are collected to cover both fixed and variable costs in a sustainable way. This reference is useful for anyone interested in the areas of energy generation and regulation, especially stakeholders engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of power.
Part I: Envisioning alternative futures 1. Innovation & disruption at the “grid’s edge? 2. Innovation, disruption and the survival of the fittest 3. The great rebalancing act: Rattling the electricity value chain from behind the meter 4. Beyond community solar: Aggregating local distributed resources for resilience and sustainability 5. Grid vs. distributed solar: What does Australia’s experience say about the competitiveness of distributed energy? 6. Powering the driverless electric car of the future 7. Regulations, barriers and opportunities to the growth of DERs in the Spanish power sector 8. Quintessential innovation for transformation of the power sector Part II. Enabling future innovations 9. Bringing DERs into the mainstream: Regulations, innovation and disruption at the grid’s edge 10. Public policy issues associated with feed-in-tariffs and net metering: An Australian perspective 11. We don’t need a new business model: “It ain’t broke and it don’t need fixin? 12. Towards dynamic network tariffs: A proposal for Spain 13. Internet of Things and the economics of microgrids Part III. Alternative business models 14. Access rights and consumer protection in a distributed energy system 15. The transformation of the German electricity sector and the emergence of new business models in distributed energy systems 16. Peer-to-peer energy matching: Transparency, choice and locational grid pricing 17. Virtual power plants: Bringing the flexibility of decentralized loads and generation to power markets 18. Integrated community-based energy systems: Aligning technology, incentives and regulations 19. Solar grid parity and its impact on the grid
Subject Areas: Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology [THX], Energy & natural resources law [LNCR], Energy industries & utilities [KNB]
