Much more money and much less bureaucracy are needed to expand the network. Approval procedure would have to be processed much faster. In addition to large-scale changes, smaller adjustments could also be made that would have a big impact. One wish of the network operators is, for example, to have infrastructure less focused on extremes Currently, the entire nominal output of new photovoltaic systems must be able to be fed into the grid.
Put individual optimum aside
According to Pilz, in certain network areas it would be better to Feed-in power of PV systems reduce to 70 percentWhen installing a system, this could be easily adjusted on the inverter. In daily operation, it would make little difference, because PV systems rarely reach their nominal output anyway: “In a year, you would only have five percent less electricity production“But then you could connect more plants to the grid overall.” With such a regulation, as already existed in Germany (but no longer), you could also protect networks from overload.
Incentives for less performance intensity
In the private sector, a lot can be done for the energy transition. Currently, electricity is mostly Kilowatt hours billed and it does not matter which service (in Kilowatt). This means that e-car drivers pay the same amount, regardless of whether they charge at full power in the evening or charge the battery slowly during the day (lots of solar energy). Performance-based tariffswhich favour charging with lower power, could provide an incentive to facilitate grid control.
According to Pilz, private electricity producers should also ensure that storage facilities are dimensioned in such a way that they can continuous daily charge-discharge cycle are subject to, “and are not already full at half past ten, before the sun shines particularly strongly”.
Better distribution of costs
Where the network operators would like to see more fairness is in the distribution of costs. Currently, network costs are highest precisely where the most expansion is taking place. “The fact that the Burgenland many wind turbines around Lake Neusiedl, they may also higher network fees pay,” says Pilz. That is unfair. The costs should be shared nationwide, but some federal states are resisting this.
Create storage space
Another wish is the construction of storage facilities. One medium that could be used is green hydrogen, which is produced from water by electrolysis. The draft of the ElWG provides for this area regulated by a market economy Network operators may only build storage facilities in exceptional cases, which must be justified in detail. Grid-friendly storage According to the operators, however, they would make it possible to quickly resolve bottlenecks in the network and to transfer energy seasonally from summer to winter.
More money
In addition, there are a number of other wishes from network operators: Data from digital electricity meters They would like to use smart meters to a greater extent than is currently legally possible. Infrastructure planning should focus much more on the Sector coupling the sensible connection of areas such as electricity, heat or mobility. Ultimately, the industry also wants more Help with financing Among other things, there should be more flexibility in the previously strictly regulated external financing. And more subsidies would not be a bad thing either.