Energy communities: a Dutch case study

Victor M.J.J. Reijnders; Marten D. van der Laan; Roelof Dijkstra

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-819951-0.00006-2

Energy communities: a Dutch case study

Victor M.J.J. Reijnders^*, Marten D. van der Laan, Roelof Dijkstra

^*Corresponding author for this work

Mathematics of Operations Research

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Abstract

In this chapter the concepts of citizen energy communities and the energy and flexibility services they could provide are discussed. As these communities are arising throughout the world, their underlying motivations and barriers are examined. The main motivation for prosumers to join an energy community is increased environmental awareness, while the main barrier is the lack of regulatory clarity. The chapter features GridFlex Heeten, an energy community research project in The Netherlands, where it was examined by how much the stress on the grid could be lowered using the flexibility of batteries and the inhabitants. By using a novel pricing mechanism, it was shown that the peaks could be lowered by up to 36% while also achieving savings for the community.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Behind and Beyond the Meter
Subtitle of host publication	Digitalization, Aggregation, Optimization, Monetization
Editors	Fereidoon Sioshansi
Place of Publication	Cambridge, MA
Publisher	Academic Press
Chapter	6
Pages	137-155
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	978-0-12-820414-6
ISBN (Print)	978-0-12-819951-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819951-0.00006-2
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

Citizen energy community
Community energy pricing
Peak reduction
GridFlex Heeten
The Netherlands
22/2 OA procedure

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Energy communities: a Dutch case study. / Reijnders, Victor M.J.J.; van der Laan, Marten D.; Dijkstra, Roelof.
Behind and Beyond the Meter: Digitalization, Aggregation, Optimization, Monetization. ed. / Fereidoon Sioshansi. Cambridge, MA: Academic Press, 2020. p. 137-155.

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