The German regulatory authority Bundesnetzagentur intends, as part of the new incentive regulation regime, to create incentives for improving the energy transition competencies of electricity network operators. E.ON SE had already proposed an incentive instrument at an early stage, aimed directly at the development and industry-wide provision of necessary solutions by highly competent network operators, thus promoting efficient cooperation within the industry. Consentec, together with PWC, has elaborated and assessed this instrument called LSE in detail in an expert report for E.ON. It could be introduced in addition to the indicator-based instrument planned by Bundesnetzagentur in order to provide targeted short-term impulses for accelerating and improving the efficient transformation of electricity networks.

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.

In recent years, charges for the use of electricity networks have increased. Various developments suggest that network costs will continue to rise in the future, leading to further increases in network tariffs. Against this background, we were commissioned by BDEW, together with Frontier Economics, to examine how network tariffs are likely to evolve, what key drivers are influencing this trend, and how these developments will affect different types of network users. The report resulting from this study has been published on the BDEW website.

We are very pleased that Consentec has once again been recognized as one of the most renowned consulting firms in the energy sector this year. Based on an extensive peer review among industry professionals, the Handelsblatt Research Institute (HRI) has honored us with this distinction.

We regard this recognition as a special acknowledgement—both from our clients and partners, as well as from fellow consultants across the industry. The entire Consentec team sincerely thanks you for your continued trust.

Details on the methodology and results of the analysis were published by Handelsblatt on July 4, 2024. You can find the full article here.

Our Senior Consultant, Christian Linke, will contribute to the FGH seminar "Asset Management in Distribution Grids" with a presentation on "Future Requirements for Electricity Distribution Grids."

Our Senior Consultant, Christian Linke, will deliver a presentation on "From Reactive to Proactive Renewal Strategies: Models and Data" as part of the FGH seminar "Asset Management in Distribution Grids."

Our managing director, Christoph Maurer, will participate in a panel discussion on “Energy Resilience: Supply, Infrastructure, and Cyber Security” as part of the “Expert Talks on Energy Market Developments and Geopolitics” at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP).

Our Senior Consultant, Luise Bangert, will serve as a speaker during the Intensive Training Course "Regulation Manager" with Certificate.

Our managing director, Christoph Maurer, will participate as a speaker in the digital discussion round as part of the energate talk “Between innovation and intervention: Where is the electricity market headed?” The talk will be moderated by energate's editor-in-chief Christian Seelos and editorial director Rouben Bathke.