WEMO 2025 (complet) - Flipbook - Page 95
04 Opportunities of 昀氀exible consumption
Contractual levers for enhancing 昀氀exibility
On the contractual side, new models are
emerging to structure 昀氀exibility participation:
Sleeving agreements, allowing third-party
services to operate within a supplier’s balancing
perimeter without changing supply contracts.
Aggregation contracts, pooling 昀氀exible
assets into a uni昀椀ed o昀昀er in wholesale or
balancing markets.
Performance-based or shared-savings
models, linking remuneration to measured
results, particularly in commercial and
industrial settings.
To scale these models, standardized templates,
regulatory approval, and legal recognition of
services like 昀氀exibility-as-a-service are essential.
The UK and Germany o昀昀er useful precedents,
notably in aggregator-supplier rules and
minimum transparency standards.
Public procurement and capacity mechanisms
can also stimulate 昀氀exibility. Tenders with
昀氀exibility criteria or contracts-for-di昀昀erence
rewarding dispatchability would attract
investment. Combined with time and locationsensitive tari昀昀s, they would send clearer
system-aligned price signals.
In sum, enabling 昀氀exibility requires not only
market access but legal certainty, ensuring that all
stakeholders, from prosumers to grid operators,
can engage with clarity, con昀椀dence, and a shared
understanding of rights and responsibilities.
