Westcoastpower Smart Grid

A characteristic feature of smaller power networks is the integration of various industrial and private energy consumers who at the same time may become electricity producers due to local and decentralized power generation. Thus, the end-users become so called Prosumers. They can play an active role both as a consumer and an energy producer and are able to control power consumption in a cost-effective and environmentally conscious manner.

Westcoastpower SmartGrids ^TM are characterized by the following points:

• Consumers can be producers
• Network sizes are variable
• The network has a wide variety of intermediate energy storage units
• The network is used for energy and information transfer
• Producers and consumers are energy-optimized

For planning, construction, operation and expansion of the Westcoastpower SmartGrid ^TM we use state-of-the- art, reliably operating products and technologies that have been developed by leading manufacturers.