Tactical and operational support in a changed regulatory landscape
During the fall of 2022, the National Regulatory Authorities (NRA) notified that they intended to introduce several extensive changes in the electricity grid regulation for the next regulatory period 2024-2027. The regulatory and financial functions at E.ON Energidistribution then began extensive work. E.ON Energidistribution initially ran this project with internal resources, but soon realized that both tactical and operational support was necessary.
Business and portfolio development in the Portfolio Management Office
E.ON Energidistribution is in a transformative phase where the focus is on developing both it's own and the electricity grid business, in order to meet the increasing demands from electrification and the energy transition. The strategic move is ambitious and requires IT development, innovation, technology development and operational development to be coordinated, prioritized and coordinated.
Business development and project management in the EU project Coordinet
Long lead times and the current regulations surrounding the expansion of the electricity grid lead to the grid not being adapted to the accelerating energy transition and electrification. This in turn risks leading to societal problems with periodic power shortages and long lead times for new connections. Within the EU project Coordinet, they wanted to investigate whether capacity markets and flexibility could be a potential solution to capacity challenges in the electricity grid.
Positioning around incentives for flexibility solutions in electricity network regulation
E.ON Energidistribution has for several years conducted projects and business development within flexibility solutions and has thus been a leader in the industry in this area. However, a significant challenge, both for E.ON and the industry as a whole, is that there is a lack of financial incentives in the electricity grid regulation to use flexibility solutions.