Turning Price Signals into Smart Energy Strategies: Automated Curtailment for a Flexible Grid

Recording of Thursday, June 25, 2026 | The smarter E Europe Exhibition Program 2026 | Language: English | Duration: 10:05 .

Automated Energy Management Solutions Addressing Market Challenges in France

The presentation highlights the challenges of negative pricing in the French energy market, exacerbated by regulatory changes starting in late 2022 and continuing through early 2026. Asset owners must either comply with new obligations or receive incentives during negative price periods, prompting a push for automation in curtailment processes to reduce the load on operators and traders. Proposed solutions include an automated energy management system capable of handling up to 215 manual interventions reported in recent months, optimizing decision-making through real-time pricing forecasts. A prototype tested across 40 systems demonstrated its effectiveness in managing over 3,000 curtailment events by automating scheduling based on user-defined parameters. The integration of reliable, certified hardware and a flexible scheduling system aims to mitigate the financial impacts of curtailments and enhance energy production efficiency. The necessity for clear regulatory frameworks around PV inverter curtailment is also emphasized, as current ambiguities leave operators at a disadvantage in their decision-making processes.

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Speaker

Jorge López Lanzuela
Product Manager
meteocontrol GmbH

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Dr. Anurag Mohapatra
Group Leader, Center for Combined Smart Energy Systems
Technical University of Munich

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The End of Subsidy-Driven PV: How System-Level Optimization Turns Homes into Market Participants

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Irene Guerra Gil
Energy Market Expert
gridX

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Deputy CEO
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Unlocking Flexibility Through Interoperable Home Energy Systems and Bidirectional Charging

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Niklas Hemberger
Head of Bidi Home
The Mobility House GmbH

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Commercial Potential of HEMS Offerings

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Willi Appler
Co-Founder and CCO
clever-PV

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Closing by the Moderator

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