The Impact of the National Regulatory Policies on Smart Grid Advancement in Europe

Student: Billo Ilaria

Faculty: Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge

Educational Programme: Science, Technology and Innovation Management and Policy (Master)

Final Grade: 7

Year of Graduation: 2020

The development of electricity smart grids at national level is one of the most discussed topics in Europe nowadays: the need of a transition towards a decarbonized economy, the depletion of non-renewable sources of energy and the need of urgent actions to combat the impact of climate change have indeed given this topic more and more relevance. Furthermore, many empirical papers have widely recognized that national regulation plays a key role in the development of smart grids, that without a stable regulatory framework able to spur its deployment, would not have reason to exist. For this reason , the main task of this work is to explore the impact of the national regulatory frameworks on the development of smart grids in five selected European countries.

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