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Bar chart of minimum bid sizes for local grid flexibility across European distribution system operators

Choosing flexibility

Bar chart of minimum bid sizes for local grid flexibility across European distribution system operators
12 February, 2026

Choosing flexibility

Many of the “new” uses of the electricity grid in consumers’ homes are also flexible consumers: electric cars and heat pumps can adjust and shift their consumption. More and more solar PV...

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Infographic on France’s countercyclical grid fees for battery storage, with demand and solar-injection zones
10 October, 2025

Countercyclical grid fees

The French energy regulator, CRE – Commission de régulation de l’énergie, has now decided on the demand and solar injection zones on the high-voltage (HV) and medium-voltage (MV) grids,...

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Chart showing EV charging shifted to align with solar and wind generation peaks over a day
19 May, 2025

« Mieux synchroniser la recharge avec la disponibilité d’électricité »

« Mieux synchroniser la recharge avec la disponibilité d’électricité » (better synchronise charging with the availability of electricity) is one of France’s new stated goals for the...

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A Stedin street display with a red-and-green dial and the slogan “Het maakt uit wanneer je energie gebruikt”
11 March, 2025

Het maakt uit wanneer je energie gebruikt.

Het maakt uit wanneer je energie gebruikt. Niets mis met die slogan van netbeheerder Stedin. Maar dat vraagt niet om handmatige aanpassingen, niet door degenen die de klok zetten en ook niet door de...

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Infographic of an Italian dynamic network tariff across the day, with morning, solar, evening and night bands
10 January, 2025

Emerging dynamic network tariffs in Europe

Dynamic energy tariffs are starting to become available to consumers all over Europe. However, it is still much less common for the network tariff (an equally important part of a consumer’s...

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Project partners in GRIDS & BENEFITS project
06 December, 2024

GRIDS & BENEFITS

This week I attended the GRIDS & BENEFITS event organised by UnternehmerTUM and project partners. The huge potential of EV batteries for the energy system was highlighted by The Mobility...

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Screenshot of Norgesnett's eNabo page
02 June, 2024

Norwegian eNabo program

While in many European countries smart charging based on dynamic signals has yet to take off, in other places it is time for an evolution. This is what Norwegian grid operator Norgesnett is doing....

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Screenshot of a NOS news article headlined “Grid operator: don’t charge electric cars between 4 and 9 pm”
27 February, 2024

Wat is er nodig voor een slim-ladenaanpak die deugt?

Nederland is één van de koplopers in Europa met elektrische auto’s en laadpalen. Tegelijk knelt het net op sommige plekken en uren. Bovenstaand NOS-artikel van deze morgen schetst de situatie....

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Amsterdam EV charging station in 2012
26 August, 2022

EV smart charging: A golden opportunity for distribution system operators

EV smart charging tariffs and services in Europe have grown rapidly in the last two years. Improving tariff design to include grid conditions can provide distribution system operators with...

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A Dutch home meter cupboard with fuse box and smart meter
07 September, 2021

Trust, not control: Germany, EVs and the power of consumer choice

Faced with the challenge of integrating electric vehicles without jeopardising power system reliability, Germany’s federal energy ministry started work with distribution system operators on a new...

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Wooden model of an EV charging point with a plug
12 March, 2021

De elektrische truck: goed laadplan kan veel geld besparen

Tijdens de pandemie zijn we veel meer thuis én bestellen we meer online. De bestelbussen in de straat zijn daarom een steeds zichtbaarder onderdeel van de logistieke keten. De meeste CO2-uitstoot...

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