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6 | smart grid IN DENMARK 2.0Fig.ROLESkap3_RollerAND RESPONSIBILITIESPRIVATE PLAYERSCOMMERCIAL PLAYERSSYSTEM OPERATORSMM MBALANCECUSTOMERSHEAT PUMPSELECTRIC VEHICLESELECTRICITYSUPPLIERSAGGREGATORSNEW PLAYERSBALANCE-RESPONSIBLEPARTIESGRID COMPANIESCONGESTIONOFFERHANDLEREQUESTTHE PRIVATE PLAYERS offer flexibility, which is handled by the commercial players to Energinet.dk and the grid companiesINFORMATION Fig. kap5_informationsmodelMODEL FOR DATAROAD MAP FOCUSING ON THE ROLE OFCOMMUNICATIONTHE GRID COMPANIESTomorrow’s power system is complex, with numerousThe challenges to the distribution grid resultalsphysical units, businesses and private individuingfrom new electricity consumption and decen­COMPONENT-ORIENTEDactively involved in the power system. Likewise, SYSTEM-ORIENTEDtralised production can be handled via traditional gridtheIECvolume61850 ETC.of(LOGICALnecessaryNODES)information which must beIEC 61970expansionETC. (CIM)or by exploiting the possibilities offeredgathered, communicated and processed will grow by flexible electricity consumption and production.dramatically, and it is therefore crucial that a fully In a report published in 2010 (Smart Grid in Denmark),functional IT infrastructure is in place.Energinet.dk and the Danish Energy AssociationPRIVATE PLAYERSCOMMERCIAL PLAYERSSYSTEM OPERATORScon cluded, based on their analyses, that a SmartA central element is a harmonised information model Grid – compared with traditional expansion – BALANCE is, fromin the Danish power system. The concept therefore a socio-economic perspective, the most efficientpoints to using international standards to define method of addressing future challenges.an information model. The choice of standards hasMM MCUSTOMERSHEAT PUMPSELECTRIC VEHICLESELECTRICITYSUPPLIERSAGGREGATORSNEW PLAYERStaken account of international developments in thearea, and ensures an efficient way of integrating differentplayers, components and customers. It means,for example, that the cost of mobilising flexible electricityconsumption and production is reduced if individualappliances are, from the outset, designedso they can be monitored and remotely controlled instandardised ways.BALANCE-RESPONSIBLEThe present report points to a need to remove twoPARTIESkey barriers. The firstGRIDbarrierCOMPANIESis constitutedCONGESTIONby thefact that the existing regulation does not support gridcompanies using Smart Grid technology in the electricitygrid. The second barrier is that, at present, gridcompanies do not have a real option of using pricesignals as a means of activating customers’ flexibility.Today there are 3.2 million electricity customerswho are not subject to hourly settlement and thereforedo not have a financial incentive to respond toprice signals.Fig. kap3_MarkedCOMMERCIAL PLAYERSEXISTINGMARKETSIn preparing this report, a road map has been developedthat focuses in particular on the role of thegrid companies, describing the key steps towardsestablishing a Smart Grid. The road map sets out anumber of measures which must be implemented asSYSTEM OPERATORSwell as when they should be implemented. Section 8describes the individual measures in detail. BALANCECOORDINATIONELECTRICITYSUPPLIERSAGGREGATORSNEW PLAYERSBALANCE-RESPONSIBLEPARTIESNEW MARKETFOR FLEXIBILITYGRID COMPANIESCONGESTION