This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Get started ====== <WRAP intro> The ISGAN Smart Grid Wiki builds a shared language around smart grid transitions. It integrates knowledge across ISGAN working groups, grounding concepts in real-world examples and connecting them across disciplines. </WRAP> ===== What this wiki is for ===== Each topic page approaches a concept from three complementary angles: who the relevant actors are, what the technical picture looks like, and what institutional structures shape the system. Pages are grounded in real-world examples from different regions and connected through links that make their dependencies visible. After publication, pages are revised and updated as knowledge develops. ===== Who is this wiki for? ===== The wiki serves three groups simultaneously. Writing well for all three at once is possible, but it requires deliberate choices. <WRAP box> **ISGAN experts across working groups** The wiki is a space that brings together collective and different ideas around key concepts that define smart grid transitions. </WRAP> <WRAP box> **Policy makers and ministry officials** Energy ministries, regulatory bodies, and international agencies use the wiki to understand the framing of technical and governance debates, and to communicate across departments and to elected politicians. </WRAP> <WRAP box> **Researchers across disciplines** Engineers, social scientists, energy economists, and policy researchers use the wiki when writing proposals and when communicating across disciplinary communities. </WRAP> ===== How the wiki is organised ===== Topics are grouped into five categories that reflect the main analytical lenses used across ISGAN working groups. <WRAP tablecap> **Table 1.** Topic categories and what they cover. </WRAP> ^ Category ^ What it covers ^ | **General Topics** | Foundational concepts relevant across the wiki: flexibility, resilience, scenarios, digitalisation, and related cross-cutting themes. | | **Governance, Innovation & Change** | How transitions are organised and steered: governance frameworks, innovation policy, regulatory sandboxes, transition pathways, and change processes. | | **Institutions & Markets** | The rules and market structures shaping system behaviour: regulation, market design, network codes, tariffs, and energy services. | | **Actors & Stakeholders** | The groups whose decisions shape the system: operators, users, aggregators, communities, and their roles. | | **Technology & Infrastructure** | The physical and digital infrastructure of smart grids: grid architecture, storage, sector coupling, grid edge, and infrastructure components. | Each topic sits in one primary category. Related topics in other categories are linked directly from the Related topics section. ===== Get involved ===== To contribute, you need a wiki account. Register using the link in the top navigation. Your account will be reviewed by an admin before activation. For questions about contributing or to propose a new topic, contact the WG7 Task Lead. See the [[about:guidelines|Editorial guide]] for writing standards and contributor roles, the [[about:markup|Wiki markup]] reference for formatting, and the [[about:newtopic|Topic builder]] to submit a new topic.