In this article we examine the trend of dynamic prices, the abolition of the netting arrangement and changing network tariffs. We also discuss the reasons for these changes, the challenges and the solutions.
We are facing major challenges in the energy transition. The transition from fossil fuels to renewable electrical energy increases the pressure on the electricity grid, partly through electrification: electric cars, heat pumps, industrial processes, and so on. Production is also changing: from demand-driven and centrally generated to supply-driven and decentrally generated. Today and in the future, we increasingly produce our electricity through solar panels on roofs and wind turbines on land and at sea, so the location of power plants in the Randstad and in industrial areas is shifting to the countryside and the sea. The grid is not designed for this and must therefore be upgraded due to increasing volatility, more decentralized generation and extra electrification: an enormous and very expensive operation. In order to steer everything in the right direction, the grid must be used in a smarter way.
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