WEMO 2025 (complet) - Flipbook - Page 92
04 Opportunities of 昀氀exible consumption
Legal and regulatory levers for enhancing 昀氀exibility
The evolving regulatory framework in France
A supportive legal framework is key to scaling 昀氀exibility - both upstream
and behind the meter - in a fair and sustainable way. Today, most
renewable producers lack incentives to contribute to grid 昀氀exibility, as
feed-in tari昀昀s and top-up payments shield them from price signals like
negative market prices.
Looking ahead, additional legal tools could include:
Bonus-malus schemes rewarding responsiveness;
Mandatory 昀氀exibility participation for large RES in capacity or
reserve markets;
Hybrid support models bundling energy delivery and 昀氀exibility readiness.
Data access and interoperability
A turning point came with Article 175 of France’s 2025 Finance Law, which
allows supported renewable producers to be curtailed under speci昀椀c
conditions. This reform ties public subsidies to system needs, requiring
producers above a certain capacity (e.g., 10 MW) to o昀昀er 昀氀exibility as part
of their support package. It signals a shift toward performance-based
models that better integrate intermittent renewables.
Access to real-time consumption, pricing, and network data is essential for
e昀昀ective 昀氀exibility services. Legal mandates ensuring data sharing
between suppliers, network operators, and third parties - with strong
privacy and cybersecurity safeguards - are needed to enable innovation
and maintain trust. A neutral data hub or similar infrastructure could help
deliver this interoperability.
