ABSTRACT
Platformization in electricity and in energy more generally will start from the bottom up by integrating at a digital level formerly fragmented assets, namely homes and SMEs. It will not be a top-down venture starting with an ambitious transmission system operator. The model is extendable, both in terms of customers and energy vectors, as it can easily be extended to gas and water, and even to electric transport. However, a system coordinator, the transmission system operator, will keep its central function, which is to assure the electricity system’s stability and security, the “system adequacy.” Consequently, the interface between the digital energy platform(s) and the transmission system operator will become a regulatory challenge, as well as the financial sustainability of the grid and the contribution to such sustainability from platforms and prosumers.
