Application of Cloud Computing In Smart Grid: A Review

The smart grid refers to electricity transmission and distribution system integrated, sophisticated sensing and monitoring,information and communication technologies to create an automated, intelligent, and widely distributed energy delivery network. Electrical Energy is the linchpin of our economic future.Increasing concern about energy consumption is leading to infrastructure that supports real time, bilateral communication between utilities and consumers, and allows software systems at both ends to control and manage power use.In this paper we propose Cloud Computing (CC) paradigm because of its indispensable benefits of low cost, flexible & redundant architecture with fast response. CC has functionality to provide security, interoperability and best performance required for a large scale & complex Smart grid application.