Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/146215 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2016/22
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
The global transition towards sustainable, secure, and affordable electricity supply is driving changes in the consumption, production, and transportation of electricity. This paper shows the different policy aims that are promoted with smart grids in Europe, the United States, and China. In all cases, the developments are motivated by the possible improvements in reliability and affordability yielded by smart grids, while sustainability of the electricity sector is not a central motivation.
Subjects: 
electricity
regulation
innovation
policy
smart systems
JEL: 
O14
O33
O38
O57
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9256-065-2
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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