The generation of electricity from renewable energy sources is subject to various external influences. Digitalisation, new storage technologies and smart grids create more flexibility on the consumer side, thus providing the potential to even this out.What is the significance of flexibility in the new energy system? What solutions are there for networking it digitally and intelligently? And how can customers benefit? That's what we're talking about with Dr. Paul Troughton, Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs for Enel X as well as a member of SmartEn, the European business association integrating the consumer-driven solutions of the clean energy transition.

Timeline:

• 02.33: What is flexibility in the context of the energy transition?
• 05.55: What role can customers play in providing flexibility?
• 07.50: What about storage?
• 12.45: About demand-side flexibility in the electricity market as a lucrative business model