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Aggregator roles in digitalized power system

Policy Brief

This policy brief presents how aggregators can improve the TSO-DSO-Customer coordination in a digitalised power system. The need for establishing clear definition of the aggregator role is emphasised as well as ensuring regulatory frameworks that supports fair competitiveness, transparency, and freedom of choice for customers. Also supporting temporary regulatory changes and experiments are lifted as one potential support for enabling real deployment.

Target audience: National/state government or energy policy makers; Local/regional government

Aggregator roles in digitalized power system

Discussion Paper

This discussion paper investigate how aggregators can improve the TSO-DSO-Customer coordination in a digitalised power system by analysing existing policies, their role, possible coordination approaches, and addressing (non-) technical challenges. The need for establishing clear definition of the aggregator role is emphasised as well as ensuring regulatory frameworks that supports fair competitiveness, transparency, and freedom of choice for customers. Also supporting temporary regulatory changes and experiments are lifted as one potential support for enabling real deployment.

Target audience: DSO/Utility/Grid Owner; National/state government or energy policy makers; Local/regional government

Energy communities’ impact on grids – Energy community embedment increasing grid flexibility and flourishing electricity markets

Discussion Paper

The regulatory impact on the Local Energy Communities possibilities to controbute the the energy transition is lifted. Also the needs for enabling large-scale implementation of energy communities on the power grids are discussed. As is economic processing in the power industry and business organization. Recommendations on innovation and research activities.

Target audience: National/state government or energy policy makers; Local/regional government ; DSO/Utility/Grid Owner

Network planning and decision making under uncertainty

Discussion Paper

A discussion paper to build a common understanding and to exchange knowledge on a wide variety of topics related to grid planning. Points for example at some regulatory adaptions needed to provide incentives to achieve the right results in terms of supporting the energy transition and, more generally, the fulfilment of all UN SDGs.

Target audience: DSO/Utility/Grid Owner

Network planning and decision making under uncertainty

Policy Brief

Points at the need of ensuring that regulatory frameworks foster both conventional and smart grid solutions contributing to the clean energy transition…..

Target audience: National/state government or energy policy makers

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