Workshop on Status, Barriers and Incentives to Demand Response in EU Member States –

DR in Finland

23rd October 2015

Veli-Pekka Saajo, Director (actg.)

Smart Meters in place 2014

• Activated costs not included

Reasonable R&D Costs

• (per site up to 63 A) • Energy balance settlement done by using the data from

smart meters

Reasonable Smart Meter rollout costs

Innovation incentive 2012-2015

2012

No R&D

R&D under 0,5%

R&D over 0,5% but 1,0%

R&D over 1,0%

4

R&D Incentive in use

2013

Series1

2014

Series1

DR resources

Source: LUT -Energy

DR Markets in Finland

DR for consumers

Consumer engagement by Helen Sähköverkko Oy (DSO)

• With hourly read smart meters Finland is now learning the full DR potential

• First stage started to establish a central data hub in Finland

• Data Hub will be a new possibility to advance with the DR

– Information on potential DR and ways to use it could be located in the Data Hub

• Network based DR, consumers adapting their energy consumption or generation in response to signals given by DSO?

• Distribution network tariffs capacity-based or volumetric-based to promote DR?

• According to research, remote demand response feature (a relay) in smart meters has possibility 1 000 MW load to be used for DR (spot market)

– ICT standards to be harmonized to guarantee seamless data flow between smart meter and retailer/aggregator

– Another 1 000 MW load to be used in the intra-day market (Elbas) after ICT can be upgraded to next generation

Next steps

Thank you!

More info:

Veli-Pekka.Saajo@energiavirasto.fi