The paper discusses three key topics in detail:
- Market-Based Flexibility Procurement by DSOs
- Supporting Grid Tools for Active System Management
- Applicability of Flexibility Mechanisms and their trade-off with Investments
The discussion paper raised several challenges and proposed different solutions to overcome these challenges.
Illustration of the main challenges for market-based flexibility procurement by DSOs considering the participation of demand-side flexibility
Overall, the paper concludes that the challenge of integrating flexibility in the DSO sphere is complex, necessitating additional guidance and research on how to correctly trade-off between different flexibility mechanisms and grid investments.
