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1. INFRAX 2. Regulatory framework 3. Role of DSO in an open electricity market

Role of DSOs in Future ( Flemish ) Grids Jan NEYENS, Infrax , Belgium. 1. INFRAX 2. Regulatory framework 3. Role of DSO in an open electricity market 4. Role of DSO in Smart Grids 5. Experiences of pilots and projects 6. Expectations for the future. 1. INFRAX. Flanders.

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1. INFRAX 2. Regulatory framework 3. Role of DSO in an open electricity market

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  1. Role of DSOs in Future (Flemish) Grids Jan NEYENS, Infrax, Belgium 1. INFRAX 2. Regulatoryframework 3. Role of DSO in an open electricitymarket 4. Role of DSO in Smart Grids 5. Experiences of pilots and projects 6. Expectations for the future

  2. 1. INFRAX Flanders Brussels • Responsibilities: • - grid management < 30 kV • meteringcompany • data administrator Wallonia

  3. 1. INFRAX = multi-utility Jan Neyens – Belgium – RT 6a

  4. 2. Regulatoryframework 1. Electricity market is totally unbundled since 2003 2. TSO = ELIA DSO = EANDIS, INFRAX, ORES, SIBELGA Local regulators = VREG, CWAPE, BRUGHEL Federal regulator = CREG Suppliers: Luminus, Nuon, Essent, ….. Jan Neyens – Belgium – RT 6a

  5. 2. Regulatoryframework • 3. incentives for Smart Gridprojects are ratherlimited Regulatorinstalled a policyplatformto prepare an action plan for the implementation of smart grids • 4. Federal clearing house ATRIASwillbeinstalled in 2015 • 5. INFRAX is a regulated and therefore an independentparty Jan Neyens – Belgium – RT 6a

  6. 3. Role of DSO in an open electricitymarket • 1.Facilitator of an open electricitymarket • 2.Buyer of flexibilityto defergridinforcement and enhancehostingcapacity of renewables • 3. Multiplemeter hardware and communication layersshouldbeavoided decreasescosts • 4. Control signalsmay not workagainsteachother • 5. Avoiding of fragmentation of responsabilities increasesefficiency. • 6. DSO = grid manager & data manager / independablepartner Jan Neyens – Belgium – RT 6a

  7. CONCEPT

  8. 4. Role of DSO in Smart Grids From“building and connecting” towards “connecting and managing”, Sorce: Eurelectric Jan Neyens – Belgium – RT 6a

  9. 5. Experience of pilots and projects SMART METER PROJECT (proof of concept phase) . 400 smart meters are in place . Communication medium = cable network offers good results and is applicable for smart grids . problems: lack of standards, lack of productsavailable on the market cost/benefits . roll out in phases / first clients whocanactivalyparticipate to the concept of smart grids. Jan Neyens – Belgium – RT 6a

  10. 5. Experience of pilots and projects META PV Goal:1. Increase the hosting capacity of DER with 50% with the same costs as 10% of the costs of regularly needed grid reinforcement. 2. Development of new grid planning tools How:Smart invertors that can control active and reactive power to keep the voltage profiles within the permitted boundaries

  11. 5. Experience of pilots and projects • Partners: • 3E(B), LRM (B), INFRAX (B), SMA (D), UoL (University of Ljubljana (Slovenië)), AIT (AustrianInstitute of Technology) • Demosite: Lommel / Opglabbeek : 130 households with 4 kW PV installations – 30 industrial installations of 200 kW : • Status: demosite operational end 2011 Website: www.metapv.eu

  12. 6. Expectations for the future • INFRAX participates in ‘’Living labsEVsFlanders’’ • (170 EVs, 350 charge points) • Rolls out charging infrastructure on public domain for municipalities • Investigates how EVscanbeused to support grid management Jan Neyens – Belgium – RT 6a

  13. 6. Expectations for the future • Aggregation of DER - Commercial Virtual Power Plants • Provision of demand and generation flexibility based on commercial drivers • Offering flexiblity on global and local markets • New Market Designs • Allowing distributed generation and demand to participate in global and local markets • Incentives for DER to provide flexiblity SLim • System Observability • Nowcast and forecast of distributed generation • Monitoring of distribution grid status • Data exchange between TSO and DSO • Smart Distribution Grid Control Technical Virtual Power Plant • Combining technical grid constraints and CVPP requests • Optimising grid operation by using availlabe generation and demand flexibility

  14. 6. Expectations for the future • Province of Limburg started a veryambitiues plan ‘’TACO2’’ to reach CO2 neutrality in 2020. • INFRAX participatesactivily in the DO-TANKS supporting TACO2 • INFRAX, as multi-utility, wants to bepartner in Smart Citiesprojects Jan Neyens – Belgium – RT 6a

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