Independent expertise in energy systems

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) commissioned Consentec, Fraunhofer ISI and Fraunhofer IEG to conduct a study examining various fundamental issues relating to the planning of electricity distribution networks and their framework conditions. The study focused in particular on the question of how market- or grid-oriented use of demand-side flexibility at the low-voltage level affects grid dimensioning in the long term and which distribution of flexibility use leads to the lowest overall economic costs. To this end, the consortium determined and weighed up the cost effects in the electricity generation and distribution grid subsystems using market and grid simulations.