Apache Kafka for Smart Grid, Utilities and Energy Production
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.
(Originally posted on Kai Waehner’s blog: “Apache Kafka in the Energy and Utilities…