WEMO 2025 (complet) - Flipbook - Page 87
04 Opportunities of 昀氀exible consumption
New opportunities in 昀氀exibility
Enhancing upstream 昀氀exibility services
Traditional 昀氀exibility services, such as primary
and secondary frequency control (FCR, aFRR),
are now increasingly provided by a wider range
of market participants. Once dominated by large
centralized generators, these services now
include battery energy storage systems (BESS),
renewable producers, and aggregators,
diversifying the grid’s balancing resources.
BESS o昀昀er fast response and modularity,
making them well-suited for short-duration
balancing. Their integration is supported
through auctions and standardized contracts,
o昀昀ering day-ahead 昀氀exibility or multi-year
visibility. Aggregators play a key role by pooling
smaller 昀氀exible assets and enabling their access
to balancing markets.
Capacity markets have also adapted, rewarding
昀氀exible assets not just for energy delivery but
for their peak availability, with remuneration tied
to certi昀椀ed capacity. Still, the legal framework
must continue evolving - to guarantee
technology-neutral access, clarify certi昀椀cation,
and align rules across borders. Without this,
昀氀exibility potential risks being underused.
Developing downstream 昀氀exibility services
Behind-the-meter (BTM) 昀氀exibility is emerging
as a game-changer. Once limited to industrial
sites, it now extends to households, commercial
buildings, and energy communities. Consumers
are increasingly installing batteries, EV chargers,
and energy management systems (EMS) to
respond dynamically to price signals and grid
conditions. Flexibility services like time-shifting,
peak shaving, and self-consumption
optimization help reduce energy bills and
monetize 昀氀exibility. These models gain value
when paired with dynamic tari昀昀s, real-time
metering, and smart technologies. New actors aggregators, storage-as-a-service providers, and
energy service companies - are stepping in to
manage assets for end-users.
BESS are central to this model, enabling multiple
revenue streams: system services (FCR, aFRR,
mFRR), intraday trading, capacity payments,
congestion relief, and enhanced self-consumption.
The value of each stream depends on technical
con昀椀guration (BTM vs. FTM) and market design.
Capturing this value requires advanced EMS
capable of real-time arbitrage. As 昀氀exible assets
scale up, their coordination through
standardized platforms will be key to achieving
system-wide impact.
