The paper is devoted to the issue of smart power system cost-benefit analysis. The innovative character of smart grids is defined and related obstacles for traditional cost-benefit assessment are revealed, primarily referred to external effects evaluation. Brief systematization of existing...

This article presents results of an integrated analysis of technological capabilities and economic results of implementation of active policy on the restriction of greenhouse gas emission in the electric power industry of Russia, which is the biggest CO₂ emitter in the fuel and energy complex....