Changes

== The Future: Smart grids - an outlook to what is possible ==

== The Present: Obstacles to be adressed ==

Who will manage the grid?

Should renewable energy sources be in the focus?

== The Actors: Who is involved ==

*Connecting Europe Facility

*EU citizens as “prosumers”

== Measures in Place: What has been done ==

=== SET-Plan ===

The European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) aims to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies. It seeks to improve new technologies and bring down costs by coordinating national research efforts and helping to finance projects.

=== TEN-E ===

The Trans-European Energy Networks (TEN-E) – are programmes set up by the EU for the implementation of the European Single Market. The Trans-European Networks aim at "linking island, landlocked and peripheral regions with the central regions of the community”.

== A final outlook ==