{"id":17682,"date":"2026-05-06T06:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/17682\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T06:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T06:20:21","slug":"smart-grids-intelligent-electricity-networks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/17682\/","title":{"rendered":"Smart grids, intelligent electricity networks"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the Iberdrola Group, we consider grids to be a key factor both for the electrification of the economy and for the revitalisation of the territories in which we\u00a0operate. That is why we\u00a0consider\u00a0regulated assets, together with renewable energies<\/a>, to be key factors in our strategy.<\/p>\n

Some 65% of the investments in the new plan will focus on network development. The company will invest \u20ac37 billion, mainly in the UK and the US, with \u20ac25 billion dedicated to distribution networks across our markets and \u20ac12 billion to transmission networks, 95% of which will be in the UK and US. This investment strategy aims to ensure stable, predictable, profitable and secure growth, operating in markets with established or advanced regulatory frameworks and targeting an average return on equity (ROE) of 9.5%.<\/p>\n

We already operate one of the world’s largest distribution systems, with more than 1.4 million kilometres of distribution and transmission lines, more than 4,500 substations and more than 1.6\u00a0million transformers, built and operated to provide a high-quality and reliable service to more than 37\u00a0million electricity supply points.<\/p>\n

At Iberdrola, we continue\u00a0to work on the modernisation, digitalisation and automation of our grids as a key element in improving the quality of the distribution system and to guarantee the mass incorporation of renewables in the near future, as well as to promote the electrification of mobility, buildings and industry.\u00a0At the same time, we promote employment in electrical grids<\/a> as a growing area with enormous potential for various professional profiles.<\/p>\n

We strongly believe\u00a0that the transition to a decarbonised and fully renewable system is not possible without modern and flexible transmission and distribution grids that are capable of efficiently integrating new, emission-free power. As a result, in recent years the Iberdrola Group has installed around 21 million smart meters worldwide, and remote management, monitoring and automation capabilities have been incorporated into the grid.\u00a0By the end of 2025, 85.8% of our high and medium voltage networks were already smart grids.<\/p>\n

This is allowing us to respond to new trends in its relationship with its clients<\/a>, offering them more personalised products and services and more active management of their electricity consumption.\u00a0At the same time, we are\u00a0also making great efforts to minimise the impact of our facilities on the environment, while launching challenges through the PERSEO start-up Programme<\/a> in search of innovative solutions to further reduce this impact.<\/p>\n

All these efforts have led the Group to become a world leader in the development and deployment of smart grids.<\/p>\n

If you want to find out more about the Iberdrola Group’s distributors by country, click on the following links:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At the Iberdrola Group, we consider grids to be a key factor both for the electrification of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17683,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[122],"tags":[146],"class_list":{"0":"post-17682","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-iberdrola","8":"tag-iberdrola"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17682\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}