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White Paper: MicroGrids Contribution to the Smart Grid

It is now becoming clear that the fundamental architecture of today’s electricity grid, based on the idea of a top down radial transmission system with unidirectional energy flows from large centralized power plants, is not the most appropriate to meet the needs of the low carbon economy. Micro-generation and micro-grids need to be incorporated into the electrical supply system because they can generate from VRS, help balance out supply and demand and make the system more flexible and reliable.  

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It is now becoming clear that the fundamental architecture of today’s electricity grid, based on the idea of a top down radial transmission system with unidirectional energy flows from large centralized power plants, is not the most appropriate to meet the needs of the low carbon economy.

Micro-generation and micro-grids need to be incorporated into the electrical supply system because they can generate from VRS, help balance out supply and demand and make the system more flexible and reliable.

 

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