Luka Lugaric attended the conference.

The goal of the Conference was to present, discuss and address the challenges faced by European municipalities, businesses and distribution system operators when transforming energy systems and electricity networks. It was established that “Smart” systems and technologies can lead to energy and resource efficiency through better monitoring and management of electricity distribution, buildings and transport, yet implementation models for smart cities are still unclear. It was argued that within this perspective, European distribution system operators could take up the role of facilitators by providing interoperability between the various market players of a smart city model.

Link to conference: Eurelectric Conference “Smart City – Electricity as the building block for the urban sustainable development", May 12, 2011, Brussels, Belgium