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Driven by increasing shares of renewable energy in the electricity generation mix and by the need to update aging grid infrastructure, global investment in “smart grid” technologies rose 7 percent in 2012, totaling $13.9 billion worldwide.1 A smart grid is an electricity network that uses digital information and communications technologies to improve the efficiency and reliability of electricity transport.2 The increasing use of highly variable energy resources requires sophisticated control systems to facilitate their integration into the electricity grid.
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Rogers, R. (2013). Smart Grid and Energy Storage Installations Rising. In: Vital Signs. Vital Signs, vol 20. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-457-4_5
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