Course Day Two: Tuesday 2 December
Module 5
Economic Regulation of Networks
- What are the objectives of network regulation and how
- do these objectives interact with market design?
- What is the form of network regulation used in Australia, and why have we developed this type of regulation?
- Regulatory specifics – open questions on risk and ownership in building block regulation.
- How do we design network regulation that can deal with the development of smart grids (and will we get there)?
Module 6
Smart Grid Economics
- Setting efficient (cost reflective) prices for the smart grid use of system and connection – volume, capacity, location, time.
- Customer propositions – TOU, CPP, automatic control (including role of smart meters).
- Equity and distributional impacts – cross subsidies and who pays?
- Disaggregated value chain – retailers, networks,aggregators – split incentives – realising value.
- Grid level smart solutions – e.g. storage, sub-station automation.
Module 7
Anatomy of a Smart Grid Architecture
- Overview of major aspects,components, and layers of a smart grid architecture.
- Devices, sensors, and communications.
- Integration and data dissemination.
- Grid aware applications.
- Key user groups and processes.
Module 8
Delivering the Smart Grid
- Smart grid vision and target architecture.
- Smart Grid Maturity Model.
- Smart grid strategy.
- Implementation roadmap.
- Pilot and foundational projects.
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