Plenary Session 2: Regulatory aspects and market operations in smart grid environment
October 12, 08:00-09:30
Chair: Professor Math Bollen, Energy Markets Inspectorate, Sweden
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| Math Bollen Energy Markets Inspectorate, Sweden |
Yvonne Fredriksson Director General Energy Markets Inspectorate, Sweden |
Alicia Carrasco Director eMeter Corporation EMEA Regulatory, UK |
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| Mark McGranaghan EPRI, USA |
Serge Galant CEO Technofi, France |
Alice Waltham IPA Economics, UK |
Key note speeches
- “A Swedish Smart Grid Initiative”, Yvonne Fredriksson, Director General Energy Markets Inspectorate, Sweden
- “Customer experience and Regulatory needs for demand response”, Alicia Carrasco, Director eMeter Corporation EMEA Regulatory, UK
- “The US Road Map towards the Smart Grid; markets or technology?” Mark McGranaghan, EPRI, USA
- “The European Electricity Grid Initiative: where are the expected step changes and benefits from large scale smart grid experiments?”, Serge Galant, CEO Technofi, France
- “Making money out of the smart grid”, Alice Waltham, IPA Economics, UK
Abstract of the session:
The transition to a smart grid will require significant changes in the way in which the power system is designed and operated. But also the electricity markets and the regulation will be impacted. Markets and regulation will be different in the future power system than in the existing power system, and possibly again different during the transition period. The national regulators have by some been placed in the driving seat with this transition, with one of their tasks being to ensure the financing of demonstration projects and the future investments with a massive deployment of new technology. Not all stakeholders agree with this position however. There are other roles for regulation as well: like the adaptation of the tariff system to the new developments; the removal of any regulatory barriers against for example renewable sources of energy; and the introduction of new types of markets with wider participations from all network users. The future electricity market, as part of the smart grid, will likely include a much wider participation of the network users in different markets. This can be the day-ahead market for electrical energy, but also balancing and reserve markets and even various forms of ancillary services.