Innovation and Disruption at the Grid's Edge: How Distributed Energy Resources Are Disrupting the Utility Business Model

'Innovation and Disruption at the Grid's Edge' examines the viable developments in peer-to-peer transactions enabled by open platforms on the grid's edge. With consumers and prosumers using more electronic platforms to trade surplus electricity from rooftop solar panels, share a storage battery, or use smart gadgets that manage load and self-generation, the grid's edge is becoming crowded. The book examines the growing number of consumers engaging in self-generation and storage, and analyses the underlying causes and drivers of change, as well as the implications of how the utility sector - particularly the distribution network - should/could be regulated.