A decentralised electricity system - myths and facts

21 April 2015

Brussels

Organised by RGI

The current energy system is going through a substantive change. Renewables are playing an ever bigger role throughout Europe, which also comes with a different ownership structure: big companies meet unexpected competition by citizen cooperatives, and private individuals and small companies increasingly develop from mere consumers into prosumers – producers and consumers of electricity at a time. This “decentralisation” of generation has many implications, be it on grid planning and operation, power structures, or ownership.

There are many myths and uncertainties about these implications and the mutual dependencies. During our one-day workshop, we shed some light on current discussion topics, including

the status quo of decentralisation in Europe
implications of a more decentralised generation for the transmission and distribution grids
opportunities for citizen cooperatives to shape the future energy system
the influence of the legal framework and investment decisions