<s>
Although	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
standard	O
global	O
definition	O
,	O
the	O
European	O
Technology	O
Platform	O
SmartGrids	O
defines	O
smart	B-Architecture
grids	I-Architecture
as	O
electricity	O
networks	O
that	O
can	O
intelligently	O
integrate	O
the	O
behaviour	O
and	O
actions	O
of	O
all	O
users	O
connected	O
to	O
it	O
–	O
generators	O
,	O
consumers	O
and	O
those	O
that	O
do	O
both	O
–	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
efficiently	O
deliver	O
sustainable	O
,	O
economic	O
and	O
secure	O
electricity	O
supplies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Austrian	O
E-Control	O
lists	O
following	O
requirements	O
a	O
smart	B-Architecture
grid	I-Architecture
must	O
meet	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
around	O
100,000	O
smart	B-Device
meters	I-Device
installed	O
in	O
Austria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
are	O
spread	O
among	O
six	O
pioneer	O
regions	O
which	O
function	O
as	O
independent	O
projects	O
and	O
serve	O
with	O
findings	O
in	O
various	O
aspects	O
concerning	O
the	O
implementation	O
of	O
Smart	B-Architecture
Grids	I-Architecture
on	O
a	O
broad	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Smart	B-Architecture
Grids	I-Architecture
making	O
use	O
of	O
that	O
,	O
this	O
branch	O
is	O
bound	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
lot	O
more	O
interesting	O
and	O
valuable	O
for	O
the	O
society	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Successful	O
roll-out	O
of	O
smart	B-Architecture
grids	I-Architecture
technologies	O
would	O
bring	O
many	O
benefits	O
,	O
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Austria	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
targeted	O
research	O
on	O
Smart	B-Architecture
Grids	I-Architecture
since	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2008	O
the	O
National	O
Technology	O
Platform	O
Smart	B-Architecture
Grids	I-Architecture
Austria	O
(	O
SGA	O
)	O
was	O
formed	O
by	O
Stakeholders	O
of	O
the	O
national	O
energy	O
sector	O
(	O
Innovative	O
Grid	O
Operators	O
,	O
Researchers	O
,	O
Industry	O
,	O
Suppliers	O
,	O
Consumers	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
that	O
,	O
Smart	B-Architecture
Grids	I-Architecture
are	O
declared	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
measure	O
to	O
reduce	O
emissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
24	O
Projects	O
run	O
by	O
private	O
companies	O
around	O
the	O
Smart	B-Architecture
Grid	I-Architecture
technology	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
Austrian	O
Klimafonds	O
and	O
FFG	O
,	O
that	O
are	O
being	O
concluded	O
in	O
the	O
years	O
2011	O
and	O
2012	O
and	O
have	O
a	O
total	O
volume	O
of	O
€10.3	O
Mio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
impact	O
is	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
opened	O
up	O
a	O
Smart	B-Architecture
Grids	I-Architecture
Lab	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
research	O
information	O
and	O
strategies	O
for	O
implementing	O
Smartg	O
Grids	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
experiences	O
from	O
research	O
and	O
pilot	O
projects	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
and	O
testing	O
Smart	B-Architecture
grid	I-Architecture
solutions	O
.	O
</s>
