OpenADR European Flexibility Initiative – workshop

Flexibility markets across Europe are rapidly moving from pilots to business as usual. DSOs, TSOs and regulators are defining new products and market rules, while aggregators and technology providers are scaling platforms and devices that can deliver flexibility reliably. In parallel, OpenADR 3 is increasingly being selected as the communication standard connecting utilities, aggregators and customer-side equipment.

This offers a clear opportunity and a real risk:

• Without coordination, OpenADR 3 is likely to be implemented in slightly different ways by each country or utility, creating a patchwork of interfaces. That fragmentation raises integration costs, slows deployment, and undermines scalability for aggregators and manufacturers.
• With coordination, Europe can converge on a coherent, reusable OpenADR-based flexibility interface that works across borders and programmes, while still allowing for national specifics where needed.

To address this, the OpenADR Alliance, in cooperation with ElaadNL, is convening a founding workshop for a new, Europe-focused initiative: OpenADR European Flexibility Initiative.

You are invited to participate in this founding workshop on March 4 and 5.