주요 선도국 스마트그리드 실증추진전략 및 성과 비교 - 美, 日, 韓 3개국 비교 중심으로 -

Abstract

Every country has its own energy policy, different industrial maturity levels and public acceptance of new energy policies. In particular, energy policies vary in each country and they affect smart grids policies and strategies as well as well as its demonstration R&D results. Major leading countries such as USA, and Japan in smart grids areas, launched large-scale smart grids demonstration projects around 2010. The Republic of Korea also launched a large-scale smart grids demonstration project, called the “Jeju smart grids demonstration project (2009-2013)”. Regarding the project, there have been a range of different ideas on whether they have been successful. On the other hand, the ideas were not based on the objective comparison of the results of the major leading countries, because there have been little such researches. The energy policy environment is changing as Paris Climate Change Agreement (2015.12) requires “historic, durable and ambitious” GHG emission reduction. In this context, a smart grids is emerging fast as a means of reducing GHG emisions and starting new businesses in electricity areas. This study compared the results of the smart grid demonstration projects of major leading countries and is believed to provide the insights into the importance of the government setting the energy policy.