Smart grid and enabling technologies A smart grid is an electrical grid which includes a variety of operational and energy measures including smart meters smart appliances renewable energy resources and energy efficiency resources. Electronic power conditioning and control of the production and distribution of electricity are important aspects of the smart grid. Integration of renewable energy resources and energy storage into the smart grid involve many aspects such as: efficiency reliability and energy conversion cost forecasting of energy production capability safe connection to the electric grid and or capability to control micro grids efficient energy storage with low environmental impact development of advanced control and monitoring algorithms and networking of the sources consumers