Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) is a nonprofit organization that envisions a carbon-free energy system by 2050. We are one of many entities globally required to make this vision a reality. SEPA has a very specific role in the journey towards carbon-free. Our mission is to facilitate the electric power industry’s smart transition to a clean and modern energy future through education, research, standards, and collaboration.
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- Business Type:
- Nonprofit organization (NPO)
- Industry Type:
- Power Distribution
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
- Employees:
- 11-100
About Us
In our work towards a carbon-free energy system by 2050, we are guided by these principles.
Clean Energy
Significant increases in clean energy, generated from existing and new technologies, are needed to achieve a carbon-free future.
Grid Modernization
Investment in the transmission and distribution system is foundational to achieving a carbon-free energy future.
Diverse Portfolio
The future will be a diverse mix of large-scale generation, distributed energy resources (DER), energy efficiency and enabling technologies.
Business Models
Diverse business models supporting carbon reduction will be deployed by utilities and other providers that account for geographic, business, and policy differences.
Collaboration
Success will require a deliberate collaborative process and proactive engagement with stakeholders and customers.
Our Focus
When combining distributed energy resources with grid modernization efforts, you create a smart, robust and responsive electricity grid. But what does “smart” mean? Smart energy has a variety of connotations, especially in the electric utilities industry. Up until now, smart has been used primarily to describe technology. But technology is only one piece of a much bigger picture. These technologies must be deployed in intelligent ways and as part of an overall plan that accounts for elements like:
- Consumer preferences
- System level benefits
- Grid management
- Regulatory oversight
- Standards and interoperability
- Other elements