The energy industry is changing from system-centric to smaller-scale and distributed smart grids and microgrids. A smart grid requires a flexible, scalable, elastic, and reliable cloud-native infrastructure for real-time data integration and processing. This post explores use cases, architectures, and real-world deployments of event streaming with Apache Kafka in the energy industry to implement a smart grid and real-time end-to-end integration.
Smart Grid - The Energy Production and Distribution of the Future
The energy sector includes corporations that primarily are in the business of producing or supplying energy such as fossil fuels or renewables.