Abstract
A comprehensive assessment of smart grids is critical for their development. Existing scientific research testifies to the urgency and complexity of the problem of implementing smart grids effectively, both in terms of a single project performance and from the standpoint of creating a local, and later global, energy system. The multidimensionality of smart grids makes it challenging to assess the effectiveness of their implementation. Difficulties in evaluation arise because it is challenging to consider technical, technological, economic, and other relevant aspects of smart grids’ development within a single evaluation system. There are currently a significant number of smart grid assessment systems. However, it remains debatable how systematically and comprehensively they measure the efficiency of a smart grid. This, in turn, raises the question of whether there is a universal evaluation system that integrally considers all the crucial components of smart grids and is suitable for evaluating smart grid projects of different content. This article analyzes the most well-known approaches to comprehensive assessment of smart grids according to the completeness of their coverage of smart grids’ most critical components. This paper identifies the essential areas for assessing smart grids according to the most cited and authoritative research and regulatory documents of the European Union. As a result, seven groups of indicators were identified. These groups of indicators are the basis for comparative analysis of the comprehensive assessment approaches of smart grids. The results of the study should help determine the appropriateness of applying a particular evaluation system. In addition, the analysis of existing evaluation systems allows the shaping of a universal approach to evaluating smart grids comprehensively and systematically.
Highlights
The analysis showed that all the assessment systems studied could be successfully applied to the evaluation of smart grids
According to the obtained results of the comparative analysis of assessment systems, the Evaluation Model of a Smart Grid Development Level Based on Differentiation of Development Demand, the EU Smart Grid Assessment Benefits Systems, and the IBM
In contrast to the Evaluation Model of a Smart Grid Development Level Based on the Differentiation of Development Demand, the latter two systems are characterized by an imbalance in the assessment of a smart grid, they are structured approaches with a high level of detail
Summary
Energy system modernization responds to today’s economic, environmental, social, and political challenges [1,2]. The introduction of smart grids is a crucial tool for change in this direction. After all, they meet the environmental and political priorities and requirements of the energy system and contribute to many strategic objectives, such as improving countries’ economic security and their associations [3,4,5]. A necessary condition for the spread of smart grids is the achievement of economic efficiency
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