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Open Letter to Ditte Juul-Jørgensen l Towards an effective and implementable network code that meets current and future cybersecurity challenges in the electricity system

September 27, 2023

With the growth of Decentralised Energy Resources providing flexibility to the increasingly variable energy system, cybersecurity is constantly increasing in relevance. All data-driven business models supporting the clean energy transition should be cybersecure to guarantee both security of supply and

Joint statement on zero-emission building definition in the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)

September 26, 2023

In order to be a meaningful and practically applicable legislation, the EPBD must recognise the importance of grid-delivered decarbonised energy. Eurelectric, WindEurope, the European Heat Pump Association (EHPA), smartEn, E.DSO and Avere, representing a wide coalition of industry groups, strongly

Open Letter to Kadri Simson, Ditte Juul-Jørgensen, and Christian Zinglersen l Requirements for an impactful Network Code for Demand Response

September 18, 2023

smartEn – Smart Energy Europe, the European business organisation bringing together over 90 companies offering solutions to enable all consumers to become active and flexible, welcomes efforts made in drafting the network code for demand response (DR). We appreciate the

Report l White Paper on District Self-Balancing

August 15, 2023

Europe is electrifying. With Europe’s push to become the world’s first climate-neutral continent by 2050 as part of the European Green Deal1, this should come as no surprise to the reader. This push for a clean and sustainable energy transition

Report l Spotlight on Extra-EU Best Practices for Demand-Side Flexibility

July 19, 2023

For over a decade, the EU has assisted to a ramp-up of Demand-Side Flexibility (DSF) through higher available volumes, access to markets and services provided to the grid. Opening of different markets and the development of innovative projects have exposed

Joint Statement l Renewable Energy Directive revision

June 8, 2023

Dear Deputy Prime Minister, We, large energy consumers, renewable energy producers, energy flexibility and storage providers, supply chain, and civil society organisations, are writing to express our serious concern with the delays and uncertainty regarding the final adoption of the

Position Paper l Data exchanges for the system integration of consumers: assessment of available standards and protocols

June 7, 2023

As the EU transitions from the traditional centralised energy system to a decentralised, digitalised and decarbonised system, Demand-Side Flexibility (DSF) is a crucial, reliable and cost-effective resource whose potential needs to be untapped. The accelerated electrification of end-use sectors and

Open Letter to Christian Ehler and Ebba Busch l Flexible management solutions: a must-have in the Net Zero Industry Act

June 6, 2023

smartEn – Smart Energy Europe, the European business association for digital and decentralised energy resources, welcomes the Net Zero Industry Act to enhance the European Union’s competitiveness in net-zero technologies, key to decarbonise our economy and strengthen our energy independence.

Open Letter to Christian Zinglersen l Enhancing the assessment of Demand-side Flexibility in ERAA for an efficient use of resources

May 23, 2023

A solid assessment and quantification of benefits and potentials offered by demand-side flexibility will stimulate the establishment of market-based mechanisms to activate and reward consumers’ flexibility. Although ENTSO-E improved its methodology on flexible demand (DSF) in its 2022 ERAA, we

Open Letter to Nicolás González Casares and Ebba Busch l Energy sharing: a new right to protect and empower consumers

May 11, 2023

On behalf of a group of European stakeholders, we would like to highlight the relevance and suggest improvements on the dedicated energy sharing framework proposed by the European Commission in the revision of the Electricity Market Design. This new right