Assessment of the development of demand side response services in European Union countries
Ocena rozwoju usług demand side response w państwach Unii Europejskiej
Justyna Modliborska, Krzysztof Zagrajek, Józef Paska
Streszczenie
The aim of the paper is to present the classification of stages of development of Demand Side Response (DSR)
services in European Union countries, Great Britain, Norway and Switzerland. In this paper the discussion is based on
information about legal conditions and accessible market mechanisms influencing the current state of DSR resources in the
power sector. The provisions of the EU Efficiency Directive defining the existence of reduction resources were used as
a basis for comparative analysis. The assessment was made considering three criteria, such as availability of DSR services on
the energy market, possibility to aggregate reduction resources and requirements related to the technical feasibility of DSR
products. Based on the obtained results, Finland, France, Ireland and the United Kingdom were identified as the countries
with the highest level of implementation and operation of DSR services, pointing to positive actions that favour the
development of reduction resources in contrast to the other analyzed entities. Moreover, this publication identifies areas
which pose real threats and difficulties in each of the considered aspects for new entrants, i.e. aggregators and their
aggregated resources.
services in European Union countries, Great Britain, Norway and Switzerland. In this paper the discussion is based on
information about legal conditions and accessible market mechanisms influencing the current state of DSR resources in the
power sector. The provisions of the EU Efficiency Directive defining the existence of reduction resources were used as
a basis for comparative analysis. The assessment was made considering three criteria, such as availability of DSR services on
the energy market, possibility to aggregate reduction resources and requirements related to the technical feasibility of DSR
products. Based on the obtained results, Finland, France, Ireland and the United Kingdom were identified as the countries
with the highest level of implementation and operation of DSR services, pointing to positive actions that favour the
development of reduction resources in contrast to the other analyzed entities. Moreover, this publication identifies areas
which pose real threats and difficulties in each of the considered aspects for new entrants, i.e. aggregators and their
aggregated resources.