P2P local market concept with dynamic network usage tariff via asset enablement – Horizon2020 project demo experiences

Abstract

With the growth of renewables, the increased interconnection of European grids, the development of local energy initiatives, and the specific requirements on transmission system operator (TSO) – distribution system operator (DSO) cooperation as set forth in the different Network Codes and Guidelines, TSOs and DSOs face new challenges that will require greater coordination. The European Commission adopted legislative proposals on the energy market that promote cooperation among network operators as they procure balancing and other ancillary services and provide congestion management. Therefore, this creates the need for a specific project such as the H2020 INTERRFACE project, having the greater coordination between TSOs and DSOs as its core objective. In this project, one of the demonstrations is a local asset-enabled energy market to provide data-driven, simulation-based results, with a realistic market setting. There the transactions beneficial for the distribution grid are facilitated via dynamic pricing (DNUT – dynamic network usage tariff). In the demonstration of a local market that runs based on data, provided from 3 sites (2 Hungarian, 1 Slovenian), local distribution system operators are involved to provide grid and consumption/production data. This paper discusses the first results from one demonstration site, which contribute to the development of local P2P markets. It also facilitates the introduction of grid calculation based dynamic tariffs by providing practical results from the cooperation of research entities and DSOs in the H2020 INTERRFACE project.