The Flexible Demand Management Industry provides solutions to all consumers – citizens, businesses, buildings, electric vehicles (EVs) and industries – to become flexible and be rewarded for playing an active role in the clean energy transition. As such, it needs
With a letter, smartEn, together with 7 organisations, calls on EU Member States to advance on the Energy Taxation Directive revision and guarantee fair taxation for engaged energy consumers providing flexibility to the energy system. Member States are called to ensure that
Empowered energy consumers can contribute to a clean, secure and efficient energy system. Yet, many restrictions still hinder the activation of flexible demand across Europe. As price spikes and negative prices are increasingly frequent, sending clear signals on when and
This paper serves as a comprehensive toolkit, providing essential information on why flexible consumers matter for the transition to a cleaner, more resilient and competitive energy system. Through the successful regulatory efforts at EU level, groundwork has already been laid
A robust European Resource Adequacy Assessment (ERAA) is crucial for proactively addressing security of supply risks and facilitating informed decisions to enhance the reliability and sustainability of the European power system. This requires to appropriately account for the contributions of
With a letter, smartEn together with 18 sector organisations, NGOs and think tanks call the European Commission to choose determination and progress towards its own Green Deal over fear and publish the Heat Pump Action Plan without further delay.
A cost-effective decarbonisation is possible only with empowered consumers and prosumers that can actively contribute by consuming, storing, as well as generating and trading or sharing clean electricity in a flexible and efficient way. Dedicated Measurement Devices (DMD) and Sub-meters,
Europe’s energy system is increasingly needing flexibility. While large-scale energy storage technologies have been the main focus, the importance of small-scale solutions, which are equally critical, is often overlooked. Demand-side flexibility (DSF) is one such solution that can help to
smartEn calls on the European Commission to develop implementation guidelines for the Cyber-Security Network Code specific to each category of stakeholders to ensure swift and adequate implementation while providing the necessary visibility and certainty.
The energy price hikes experienced in the European Union throughout 2022 prompted the Commission to propose a revision of the Electricity Market Design (EMD) to better integrate renewables, enhance the role of flexibility and empower consumers. The energy crisis would
