EDSO asks ACER to devote resources to distribution challenges

A Bridge to 2025 – EDSO asks ACER to devote resources to distribution challenges ... EDSO believes that the Third Energy Package is a good basis for the ... Home Whoweare Governance Members Team VacantPosition Whatwedo WhySmartGrids? Policy&Regulation Research&Innovation E.DSOProjects TechnicalExpertise What’sUp News E.DSOACTIONFORUKRAINE Publications Pictures Videos Podcasts Events E.DSOEvents PartnersEvents Contact MembersOnly Publications ABridgeto2025–EDSOasksACERtodevoteresourcestodistributionchallenges Downloadthedocument EuropeanDistributionSystemOperatorsforSmartGrids(EDSO)welcomestheopportunitytocommentontheAgencyfortheCooperationofEnergyRegulators’(ACER)Bridgeto2025consultationpaper,aswellasonitsworkprogrammefor2015.Theconsultationsencouragestakeholderstothinkaheadandreflectonhowtosetupastable,butflexible,regulatoryframeworkfortheenergysectorforthetenyearstocome.Below,pleasefindsomeofthemainreflectionsfromtheresponsetothe2025paper: Abridgeto2025 EDSObelievesthattheThirdEnergyPackageisagoodbasisforthedevelopmentofsmartgridsandshouldbefullyenforced.Regardingthemonitoringandimplementationofthenetworkcodes,EDSOhighlightsthatenergyregulatorsshouldbeinthedrivingseat.Onthequestionofinvestment,sinceanoverwhelmingshareofrenewablesareconnectedtoDSOnetworks,EDSOstressesthatdiscussionsoninfrastructureinvestmentshouldaddressdistributionaswellastransmissionnetworks.Itshouldalsobenotedthatsmartgridsarenotadriver,buttheessentialresponsetothechallengesposedbytheintegrationofrenewables.Furthermore,ontopoffinancialsupporttokeyinfrastructuredevelopment,theadaptationofregulationtoenableDSOs toinvestinsmartsolutionssuchasautomationandmonitoringshouldalsobeconsidered.Particularlyimportanttothedevelopmentofaninternalenergymarketisfurtherresearchintohowtodeliverthebestresultsforconsumerswhendesigningthenewmarketforsystemflexibilityservices.EDSOalsoproposesa“menuofconsistentoptions”definingthenewroleoftheDSOinnationalregulatoryframeworks,asopposedtoaone-size-fits-allapproach.   YoucanaccessEDSO’sresponsetoACER’sdraftworkprogrammefor2015here.   Sharethison:FacebookTwitterLinkedin Copyright©2022|EDSOWebAgency:ALYS