Recording of Tuesday, June 23, 2026 | The smarter E Europe Conferences 2026 | Language: English | Duration: 15:44 .

Enhancing Flexibility and Participation in Energy Distribution Systems

Flexibility service providers are increasingly drawn to the DSO market due to opportunities for maximizing benefits, addressing grid congestion challenges. Currently, only 30% of DSOs are collaborating with these providers, despite acknowledgment of its importance. Effective congestion management likely requires standardization of products and coordination between different market offerings. The need for a diverse array of tools, including flexible connection agreements, dynamic tariffs, and local markets, is critical for efficient energy management. Participants recognize that operational transparency and automatic compensation are essential for engaging flexibility providers. Additionally, integrating consumer participation without imposing regulations is necessary for enhancing system efficiency and promoting a distributed energy model. Close collaboration among DSOs, TSOs, and consumers is vital for a harmonized and stable energy market in Europe, maximizing the value of flexibility across different energy distribution scenarios.

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Talk of session: From Local Experiments to Lasting Markets: The Future of DSO Flexibility

As distribution system operators (DSOs) gain experience with local flexibility markets, the focus is increasingly shifting from pilot projects to stable, scalable and enduring solutions. This session will examine what it takes to move from experimental local flexibility schemes to robust markets that can be reliably integrated into system operation and investment planning. The discussion will address regulatory readiness, market design choices, standardization, coordination with other system operators and the conditions needed to provide long-term security for flexibility providers. By bringing together DSOs, policymakers, market actors and technology providers, the event aims to identify practical pathways towards sustainable local flexibility markets that support a resilient and decarbonized electricity system.

Further Talks of this session:

From Local Experiments to Scalable Flexibility Markets: What Europe Is Learning

Speaker

Kris Kessels
Senior Researcher Energy Markets
VITO/EnergyVille
Belgium

To Talk

Unlocking Local Flexibility - One Market, Multiple Buyers

Speaker

Guro Grotterud
Director of Regulatory Affairs and Senior Project Manager
NODES
Norway

To Talk

Small Batteries, Big Flexibility: Aggregated Distributed Storage for DSOs

Speaker

Cristina Corchero García
CTO
Bamboo Energy S.L.
Spain

To Talk

From the Living Room to the Grid: How Matter + OpenADR Enable Mass-Market Flexibility

Speaker

Rolf Bienert
Managing Director
OpenADR Alliance

To Talk

From Pilot to Portfolio: Making Local Flexibility Work for DSO in Different Member States

Speaker

Torsten Knop
European Regulation
E.ON SE
Germany

To Talk

The Next Step in Solving Congestion on All Voltage Levels

Speaker

To Talk

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