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
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
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,
smartEn – Smart Energy Europe, the European business organisation integrating the consumer-driven solutions of the clean energy transition, together with six other European associations, calls on the European Commission to make the grid the new highways of Europe.
The clean electrification of our EU energy system is slowly advancing and should accelerate if Europe wants to increase its energy security and efforts towards climate neutrality. Grids shall facilitate this transition by connecting and cooperating in a market-based way
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
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
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
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
