DFLEX project confirms the viability of flexibility aggregation in Czechia

Consortium members presented the results of the DFLEX project, which focused on involving consumers able to deliberately adjust their electricity consumption in the management of the power system. The project produced valuable findings, some of which have already been put into practice.

The DFLEX project verified how demand-side flexibility providers can be integrated and managed, and defined the relationships between the aggregator, electricity supplier, flexibility provider and ČEPS as the transmission system operator. It also tested how the flexibility provided should be evaluated and financially settled. The project also assessed whether the flexibility offered is compatible with ČEPS’s standard requirements for balancing services.

In addition to verifying the potential for using flexibility aggregation in Czechia, the DFLEX project’s main contribution was the development of algorithms for evaluating the flexibility provided and financially settling the services delivered. Consortium members presented the project’s results at a workshop held on 22. 3. 2023 at the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic.