The Role of DSOs in Smart Grid environment

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The Role of DSOs in Smart Grid environment

• Energy Market Authority (EMV) supervises and
  monitors the activities of the electricity and
  natural gas markets and enhances the realization
  of climate goals

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CEER and Smart Grids

• CEER co-operates with the Commission and other
  stakeholders on smart grids
• The EQS TF is preparing a smart grids status
  review paper this summer
• Scope of the paper is an analysis of the current
  status of smart grids regulation across Europe

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Smart Meters in Finland

• DSOs role as market facilitator
• DSO investments on Smart Meters

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Finnish Regulation Model Smart Grids

• Investment incentive
• Replacement value updated annually
• RAB Smart Meter standard price
• Depreciation
• Innovation incentives
• Research and Development Costs treated as pass
  through costs
• Operative costs 5 euros per site on active smart
  meters
• Roadmap 2020
• Smart grids are in key role in achieving trends
  towards 2020

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Conclusion

• Smart Grids and Regulation EU coordination
  needed
• DSOs are gatekeepers for market participation of
  active consumers and producers
• DSO as a manager of ICT infrastructure on data
  gateways
• Smart Grids need explicit incentives
• Risk of non-coordinated investments
• Risk of underexploited information of smart
  meters
• Costs and benefits for smart grids are not
  equally distributed

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