Toward the power InterGrid

The paper is focused on the new approach to electric power distribution. Following the analogy of telecommunications network and power grids evolution a power packetizing technology is proposed. The new concept of the Packet Power Grid (PPG) is proposed as a set of different power sources and power consumers joined by power lines and electronic switches controlled by a supporting information computer network. Different electrical sensors form an important part of the PPG as well. The paper overviews the PPG as the next power grid evolution step after the Smart Grid. The PPG approach solves a number of problems of open concurrent power market development e.g. highly-efficient energy usage and numerous small sources adoption. The growing Packet Power Grid can play the role of the global power highway the same way as the Internet plays the role of the global information highway.