What should be done to make revolution in smart distribution grids?

Abstract

The paper is highlighting the conclusions and the lessons learnt from EU FP7 demonstration project “Ideal grid for all, IDE4L” from Distribution System Operator’s viewpoint. Many technical demonstration projects of smart distribution grids, including IDE4L, have been realized successfully. This paper highlights the main results and lessons learnt of Active Network Management development and demonstrations in the project, and the roadmap how these results will be realized in practice.