Abstract
Abstract This thesis studies the overall regulatory framework of smart grid development policies and important bills in Europe and America in order to promote the construction and implementation of smart grid law in Taiwan. Raising awareness of environmental protection is a key issue because the world is facing severe problems such as energy shortages, global warming crisis, and the greenhouse effect. The traditional power grid could not catch up with economic and technological pace regarding power quality, power reliability, expansion of transmission and distribution lines, and electricity industry liberalization issues. Thus, many countries have put forward a vision and strategy for the development of new smart grid. Smart Grid is used to promote electronic power infrastructure modernization, and it is the application of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in optimizing power generation, transmission, distribution and scheduling. Smart grid has the following characteristics: automation, information technology, self-diagnose and repair functions. The practice of energy policies requires thorough policies and regulations. Meanwhile, the United States and the European Union have established and developed framework and rules of law in the legal system regarding smart grid. However, the framework and development of smart grid law in Taiwan is relatively slow and is ignored. Taiwan Government's overall smart grid legal system is still a lack of investment incentives and regulations of protecting and standardizing privacy and information security. Therefore, in order to promote the construction and development of smart grid regulations in Taiwan, this thesis is in an attempt to examine the smart grid development policies and important bills in the United States and the European Union and provide the overall regulatory framework in Europe and America.