Web services for integration of smart houses in the smart grid

Abstract

Radical changes in the energy system, at the lower network level, will require integration of smart houses in the smart grid in order to realize the full potential. Introduction of renewables, an increase of distributed generation, and the trend towards an all-electric infrastructure lead to an increase in complexity, system management effort and cost that the smart grid should provide an answer for. This calls for houses that are pro-active and flexible participants in the smart grid. The home will no longer be an extension of a utility or energy service provider, but serve as an autonomous building block in a smart grid and determine autonomously how and to whom it will accept from and deliver energy services on the smart grid.