Smart Grid Business Analysis Resource Guide
The Smart Grid Research Consortium will publish the 2012 Smart Grid Investment Analysis Resource Guide in March 2012. The Guide will include a compendium of smart grid investment fundamentals and smart grid technology and program analysis issues addressed by the Consortium in developing and applying the Smart Grid Investment Model at fifteen electric cooperatives and public utilities. Additional details are included below.
Objective: The Guide will serve:
- Consortium members as a primary reference for Smart Grid Investment Model applications, and
- The utility industry as a comprehensive reference to support smart grid financial investment analysis
Cost: The 2012 Smart Grid Investment Analysis Resource Guide Executive Summary and 2011 Conference Proceedings will be provided free of charge on our Web site. The full Resource Guide will be available for purchase at a price to be determined.
Publication Date: March, 2012
Contents: Smart Grid Investment Analysis Resource Guide
- Executive Summary
- The Smart Grid Investment Analysis Challenge
- Financial Analysis Fundamentals
- Smart Grid Technologies and Programs
- AMI/Smart Meters
- Substation Automation
- Distribution Automation
- Customer Engagement
- IT Systems
- Security and Other Concerns
- The Smart Grid Investment Model
- Evaluating Technologies, Programs and Strategies
- Developing an Investment Strategy for Your Utility
- Additional Resources