Electrification and the Future of Decentralized Electricity Supply addresses the role of electrification in the energy transition by examining what an electrified future entails, how it can be achieved, and the challenges that must be overcome to succeed. Starting with coverage of the energy transition and the future of electricity, this book examines how electrification, coupled with renewable energy, is the fastest and best path to a sustainable energy future. Including global case studies, this book covers everything from pricing innovations to the keys to affordable electrification, ratemaking solutions, electricity tariffs, and balancing services.
Intended for researchers, professionals, academics, and students, this book is sure to be a welcomed reference for those working to advance the energy transition.
Intended for researchers, professionals, academics, and students, this book is sure to be a welcomed reference for those working to advance the energy transition.
Table of Contents
Foreword:Preface:
Introduction and chapter summaries
1: Electrification and the future of decentralized electricity supply
2: Offgrid farming: A case study
3: Unveiling the many values of DERs
4: Bottom-up system planning for an electrified future
5: Modernizing distribution networks to support clean energy transition: Case study of Queensland, Australia
6: The role of distribution utilities in providing balancing services in an electrified future
7: Policy and pricing innovations to unleash demand-side flexibility
8: Electrification, demand-side flexibility and aggregation
9: Efficiency and flexibility: Keys to affordable electrification
10: Uphill battle: How to electrify when electricity is expensive
11: Potential of bidirectional electric vehicle charging
12: Regulatory approaches for efficient integration of EMobility: Italian case study
13: Government interference in future electricity markets: Case study of Australia’s NEM
14: Green levies belong to general taxation, not electricity tariffs
15: Green gases in an electrified future: Second life for natural gas distribution network
16: How do we get there from here?
Epilogue
Index/
