This use case explores how adopting smart grid technology can facilitate the integration of renewable energy sources into the power grid, thereby reducing reliance on fossil fuels and combating climate change.
- Energy Regulators
- Utility Companies
To increase renewable energy integration, reduce CO2 emissions, improve grid reliability, and achieve cost savings through the adoption of smart grid technology.
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The situation decision makers are in when they have to make a decision can be described by the following attributes:
- RegionPopulation: Numerical integer (100,000 - 10,000,000)
- CurrentRenewableEnergyPercentage: Numerical integer (0-100)
- ElectricityDemandGrowthRate: Numerical integer (1-10)%
- GridReliabilityIndex: Categorical (Low, Medium, High)
- ExistingInfrastructureAge: Numerical integer (1-50) years
- RenewableEnergySourcesAvailable: Categorical (Solar, Wind, Hydro, Multiple)
- EnergyStorageCapacityMWh: Numerical integer (0-5000)
- RegulatorySupport: Categorical (Yes, No)
- PublicSupport: Categorical (Low, Medium, High)
- PreviousSmartGridProjects: Categorical (None, Few, Many)
Decision makers can take the following actions:
- SmartGridInvestmentMillions: Numerical integer (10-500)
- SmartGridTechnologyType: Categorical (AdvancedMeteringInfrastructure, DistributionAutomation, IntegratedCommunication, Others)
- PartnershipWithTechCompanies: Categorical (Yes, No)
- CommunityEngagementPrograms: Categorical (Yes, No)
- TrainingForLocalWorkforce: Categorical (Yes, No)
Decision makers are evaluated on the following outcomes:
- IncreasedRenewableEnergyIntegration: Numerical integer (1-50)% (Maximize)
- ReducedCO2EmissionsTons: Numerical integer (1000-1000000) (Maximize)
- ImprovedGridReliability: Categorical (Yes, No) (Maximize)
- CostSavingsMillions: Numerical integer (-50-200) (Maximize)
- Cost: Numerical integer (calculated based on SmartGridInvestmentMillions, minus CostSavingsMillions, plus fixed costs for CommunityEngagementPrograms and TrainingForLocalWorkforce) (Minimize)
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