3. The European Association of the Electricity Transmission
and Distribution Equipment and Services Industry
Hoe Slim is jouw Net?
ZOETERMEER, 8 MARCH 2023
5. National trade association members
Corporate members
Associate members
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T&D Europe’s members enable the energy
transition to a climate-neutral Europe by
2050.
Over 200,000 people in our industry
manufacture, innovate and supply smart
systems for the efficient transmission and
distribution of electricity.
Our technologies and services future-proof
the grid and make clean electricity
accessible to all Europeans.
We put our collective expertise to work to
craft a brighter, electric future.
Ready for the Green Deal
www.tdeurope.eu
Europe’s Grid Technology Providers
INTRODUCING T&D EUROPE
6. 1. Increase predictability of investments in efficient, flexible and
resilient electricity networks as the backbone of a system of systems
2. Build European sovereignty and supply chains
3. Sustainability and circular economy
4. Drive the digitalisation of Europe’s electricity grid
5. Support EU climate-neutrality by 2050 by delivering on ambitious
climate and energy objectives for 2030
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Our Strategic Objectives
7. EU initiatives
• EU Green Deal
• Digitalisation of the Energy Sector Action Plan
• National Energy and Climate Plans
• Recovery and Resilience Plans
• REPowerEU
• Green Deal Industrial Plan
• Net-zero Industry Act
• Data Act
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8. Policy Adviser
Sara Gharsalli
policyadviser@tdeurope.eu
Policy Adviser
Dimitar Kolichev
policy@tdeurope.eu
Communications Adviser
Lenna Morris
communications@tdeurope.eu
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T&D Europe aisbl
Boulevard Auguste Reyers 80
B-1030 Brussels
www.tdeurope.eu
Secretary General
Diederik Peereboom
secretarygeneral@tdeurope.eu
Team Assistant
Emma Patrali
secretariat@tdeurope.eu
About T&D Europe:The Secretariat
12. The European Association of the Electricity Transmission
and Distribution Equipment and Services Industry
Ensuring that smartness
supports the energy transition
Smartness Indicator – How slim is jouw net? – March 8, 2023
Jochen Kreusel
Deputy President
13. National trade association members
Corporate members
Associate members
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• T&D Europe’s members enable the energy
transition to a climate-neutral Europe by
2050.
• Over 200,000 people in our industry
manufacture, innovate and supply smart
systems for the efficient transmission and
distribution of electricity.
• Our technologies and services future-
proof the grid and make clean electricity
accessible to all Europeans.
• We put our collective expertise to work to
craft a brighter, electric future.
• Ready for the Green Deal
• www.tdeurope.eu
EUROPE’S GRID TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS
INTRODUCING T&D EUROPE
2023-03-08
14. Expansion: Pan-European load flows
Decentralization
• Orders of magnitude more components to
be coordinated
• Higher variation of load situations at grid
edge (prosumers, EV charging,…)
Increasing dynamics
• Volatility of new renewables
• Intraday trading nearly until execution
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Situation in the 90ies
• Globalization
• Economic crisis in Western countries
– cost pressure
• Decoupling of economic growth and
energy demand
• Power systems considered to be „finished“
Basic assumptions for liberalization
• Efficient use of the existing infrastructure
• No need for further development
EXPECTATIONS ON REGULATION IN THE PAST AND TODAY
WHY DO WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE FRAMEWORK FOR NETWORKS?
Original idea of liberalization Reality of the energy transition
Today the need of a functional and pro-active development of grids
is not reflected in most regulatory frameworks.
16. There is more to be defined and monitored than efficient grid operation.
CEP1 and the Digitalisation of Energy Action Plan are reflecting this.
n/a
improving
grid service
Three different elements of
developing the power system:
• “inside the grid” - improving the
grid service itself
• “outside the grid” – autonomous
optimisation of grid-connected
assets
• “system-wide” – requiring
coordinated steps inside and
outside the grid
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GRIDS ARE FACILITATORS OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION
WHAT DO WE EXPECT FROM GRIDS?
inside outside
impact
measures
inside
outside
grid as enabler
system-
wide effects
standalone
effects
Covered by traditional efficiency regulation
Should be intrinsically motivated
Requires additional attention
1 CEP: Clean Energy Package of the European Union
2023-03-08
17. PROCESS CONCEPT – A LEARNING FRAMEWORK
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MONITORING THE SMARTNESS OF GRIDS1
Selection of functionalities and
roll-out measures to be
monitored by grid stakeholders
(grid operators, grid users,
technology providers), including
description, how these are
expected to support the
objectives of affordability,
reliability, sustainability and
participation
Review of monitoring results by the same grid
stakeholders:
• Functionality developing well?
no action required
• Functionality not developing sufficiently?
• Wrong assumptions on benefits?
remove from list
• Assumptions on benefit still valid?
reflect barriers and adapt
regulatory framework
• Other functionalities to be monitored? Add!
process owner: national regulatory authorities
year 0 year 2
2023-03-08
1 possible implementation of a process as requested in the Clean Energy Package (Electricity Directive, article 59.): “monitoring and
assessing the performance of the transmission system operators and distribution system operators in relation to the development of a
smart grid … based on a limited set of indicators, and publish a national report every two years, including recommendations”
18. • Italy: Smart meter rollout and grid
digitalisation have been defined based on
functionality definition
• Sweden: Process proposed based on a colla-
borative approach driven by Energimark-
nadsinspektionen, triggered by the CEP4
• Germany
• Proposal worked out in the context of Dena Grid
Study III, aiming for adoption in legislation
• Legislation is becoming increasingly addressing
functionalities
• France: CEP transposition decree includes
indicators
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• Load-flow control in transmission grids
better utilisation of lines
• On-load voltage control in LV1 grids
increased hosting capacity for DER2
• Congestion mgmt. in distribution grids
increased hosting capacity for DER2,
system stability
• Digital connectivity for distributed assets
– beyond requirements of the grids!
consumer empowerment, stability
• Demand side management
(particularly: smart EV3 charging)
increased EV hosting capacity
• Fast intraday trading
efficient (cheaper) balancing
EXAMPLES OF FUNCTIONALITIES, STATUS IN SOME EU STATES
MONITORING AND SHAPING GRIDS IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Examples of new grid functionalities Some examples of implementation
1 LV: low voltage 2 DER: distributed energy resources
3 EV: electric vehicles 4 CEP: Clean Energy package of the European Union