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Early in September, we invited a number of our clients from around Europe to participate in a roundtable discussion on energy flexibility. First and foremost, it was an open exchange about the varied drivers for energy flexibility in different geographies, and how each operator is addressing the challenges they face. Key findings from the event are that while drivers for flexibility differ from country to country and across the energy sector, there are some common areas for operators to address together.
Among the regional flexibility drivers shared at the roundtable were:
Any plan for how to move forward with flexibility needs to take into account the drivers, needs and capabilities of each situation. A one-size-fits-all approach will not work. At the Energy Flexibility Roundtable, each geography presented on how they are addressing the various aspects and challenges of their specific situation in different ways, for example:
Each of these initiatives offered valuable insights, best practices and approaches to address key aspects of flexibility for the participants on the roundtable. The event also highlighted a number of fundamental aspects that need to be addressed, including:
The roundtable participants concluded that the utilities industry in Europe should continue the conversation started about several common topics, including:
We thank our roundtable participants and look forward to a continuing dialog about these topics. If you are interested in learning more about the roundtable, please contact me.
Read more about energy flexibility
Mattijs van de Hoed, Vice-President Consulting Services and central markets expert in the utilities industry, has published a series of blogs about energy flexibility and data exchange:
Are central markets the answer to commoditizing energy flexibility?
Next-gen, real-time data exchanges will power the energy industry
Delivering on the benefits of data: How utilities can get the first-mover advantage
Also see the interview with Mattijs by Smart Energy International about “Digitalization: supporting central energy markets in transition.”
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Mattijs van den Hoed leads the development of CGI’s Central Market Solutions (CMS) and is the product manager of the CMS solution suite. Mattijs has been with CGI for over 20 years; the last 10 of which he has spent leading central market implementations across ...
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