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Distribution Network Operators (DNOs) companies have the responsibility to maintain and develop the physical distribution networks that deliver electricity to end consumers. DNOs often have responsibilities such as metering, settlement, public lighting and supply of last resort. There are thousands of distribution companies in Europe (see Table 9.1). Some are active on a national level, some in large regions within a country, but most of them operate purely at the municipality level.
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The 2010 European DNO Benchmarking study, performed by Capgemini among 16 major European DNOs in 10 countries, shows that only three DNOs have developed other practices other than manual reading is a significant share in 2009
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The European Commission recognized the role of ‘smart grids’ in reaching the goals of the energy-climate package in its recent Green Paper on Energy Networks
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2010 European DNO Benchmarking Study, Capgemini
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June 2010-E10-EQS-38-05
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OFGEM: Final proposal for GB electricity distribution price control - December 2009
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Lewiner, C. (2012). Electricity Distribution. In: Lewiner, C. (eds) European Energy Markets Observatory. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2753-3_10
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