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Current research underlines the benefits of digitalization to integrate renewable energy sources efficiently and to coordinate generation and supply. This development towards smart energy systems (SES) includes emerging use cases at the distribution grid level, e.g., smart charging strategies for electric vehicles or energy management systems in buildings. An environmental assessment of such, however, is challenging. This article aims to derive solution approaches for LCA professionals that investigate use cases enabled by ICT, specifically in SES.