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UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE ELECTRICITY SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT: A FOCUS ON SMART GRIDS OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES AND PLAYERS IN SMART GRIDS NOTE The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. In particular, the boundaries shown on the maps do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Mention of any company, licensed technology or commercial products does not imply endorsement by the United Nations. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The study has been prepared by Mr. David Elzinga, UNECE in line with one of the activities of the Work Plan of the Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency for 2014-2015. CONTENTS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS IV INTRODUCTIONVI WHAT ARE SMART GRIDS? 1 SMART GRID DEPLOYMENT DRIVERS4 SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES 5 Telecommunications – the heart of the Smart Grid 7 Standards 8 GLOBAL SMART GRID ORGANIZATIONS8 VISION FOR FUTURE ELECTRICITY SYSTEMS 9 POTENTIAL CONCRETE NEXT STEPS FOR UNECE 11 ANNEX : Short description of Smart Grid organizations 12 International Smart Grid Action Network 12 Global Smart Grid Federation 12 European distribution system operators (EDSO) for Smart Grids 13 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Selection of Smart Grid definitions 1 Table 2. Smart Grid Technologies 6 Table 3. Multinational organizations with exclusive or major initiatives in smart grids 9 LIST OF FIGURES Figu