The use of emerging technologies such as cloud computing, Internet of Things, and Big Data, is increasing as tools to assist the management of data and information related to energy systems grow. This allows for greater flexibility, scalability of solutions, optimization of energy use, and management of energy devices. In this sense, the objective of this research is to present the basic elements and requirements for the energy cloud and its management and discuss the main management challenges and opportunities for the development and diffusion of the energy cloud. This study was based on a systematic review carried out to identify the elements that compose the energy cloud and what is necessary for its management, and to list the challenges and opportunities that may be explored by researchers and practitioners. The results show that the layout for the energy cloud and its management can be structured in layers and management support blocks’ format. It was found that 70 basic elements make up the main layers and 36 basic elements make up the management support blocks. The findings of this article also provide insights into the technical, scientific, and management development necessary for the evolution of energy systems toward the cloud computing environment.

Summary The global energy matrix has been transforming in recent years and today it is moving toward a decentralized form of management for the generation of clean energy worldwide. With this, new ways of management for the energy environment has been emerging, being the Energy Cloud (EC), through cloud computing, one of these trends that seek to optimize the process of generation, distribution, storage and energy consumption, making the most flexible and dynamic energy market. Given these motivations, the objective of this article is to discuss the proposal of a series of technical, economic, and environmental standards for energy management in a cloud computing environment. For this, a systematic review was carried out to identify these regulatory suggestions, where through the reading and analysis of 121 articles, 72 suggestions were extracted and classified according to the layers and management support blocks of from EC management environment. Besides, these policies were grouped according to their approach into technical, economic, and environmental factors to identify what was already proposed by the academy's authors and what are the regulatory deficiencies for EC. These regulatory suggestions can be used by policy‐makers, researchers, and managers of this innovative energy management environment, which is the EC. Novelty Statement This study consists of a regulatory proposal for Energy Cloud (EC), an innovative energy management environment. As there is still no regulatory body responsible for the regulation of EC, the main contribution of this article is the proposal of a regulation layer. In this sense, 72 suggestions for standards were raised, presenting a new layer for EC.

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