DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE POWER GRID COMPLEX IN RUSSIA
The article considers topical issues of digital technologies development in the Russian power complex. Reliability, safety, quality and availability of the electric power, impact on the environment remain key problems of functioning of a power grid complex. The authors present empirical data of development and standard ensuring regulation of power grid economy of the country. The aim of the research is to disclosure the results of reforming and prospects of development of power industry. Introduction of intellectual networks will allow to increase the quality and reliability of power supply, to solve financial and economic problems of a network complex without growth of tariffs and additional load of consumers. It is proved that digitalization of a power grid complex should be carried out on the basis of full-scale modernization of electrical power objects, replacement of economically inefficient outdated equipment by innovative, maintaining the principle of intellectual power supply systems of Smart Grid. Materials of article are of practical value for workers of electrical networks and specialists of the electrical power industry, bodies of regulation of an electrical power system at justification of investment and tariff policy.