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New ALLICE public study : Industrial demand-side flexibility in France
On 10|04|2024
Published on 10|04|2024
The ALLICE Alliance has published a new public report on industrial demand-side flexibility in France.
While demand-side flexibility is primarily of financial benefit to industry and the electricity system and contributes to the reliability of the electricity network, it also reduces the carbon content of electricity by
limiting the need to activate peak production resources (gas, coal and oil-fired power stations).
To achieve its targets, France must increase its industrial demand-side flexibility capacity by 17% by 2030 and double it by 2050. However, by 2023, the industry will not quite achieve its targets and a slowdown in the development of industrial demand-side flexibility is predicted.
The aim of this study is to identify the barriers preventing the adoption of demand-side flexibility in industry and to make proposals about the development of the industrial demand-side flexibility sector in France.
Demand-side flexibility involves reducing consumers’ electricity demand for a defined period in response to an external signal (for example, a request from the network operator or a price signal). As such, demand-side flexibility is
one of the solutions for managing network imbalances. Today, particularly in France, there are a variety of mechanisms with different contractual conditions which make it possible to take advantage of demand-side flexibility and
to play a role in balancing the electricity network.
The content of this public report is based on a complete study reserved for members, and published in 2024.
This study’s objectives are to:
While demand-side flexibility is primarily of financial benefit to industry and the electricity system and contributes to the reliability of the electricity network, it also reduces the carbon content of electricity by
limiting the need to activate peak production resources (gas, coal and oil-fired power stations).
To achieve its targets, France must increase its industrial demand-side flexibility capacity by 17% by 2030 and double it by 2050. However, by 2023, the industry will not quite achieve its targets and a slowdown in the development of industrial demand-side flexibility is predicted.
The aim of this study is to identify the barriers preventing the adoption of demand-side flexibility in industry and to make proposals about the development of the industrial demand-side flexibility sector in France.
definition of Demand-side flexibility
Demand-side flexibility involves reducing consumers’ electricity demand for a defined period in response to an external signal (for example, a request from the network operator or a price signal). As such, demand-side flexibility isone of the solutions for managing network imbalances. Today, particularly in France, there are a variety of mechanisms with different contractual conditions which make it possible to take advantage of demand-side flexibility and
to play a role in balancing the electricity network.
The content of this public report is based on a complete study reserved for members, and published in 2024.
A 4-part report to understand the challenges of Demand-side flexibility
This study’s objectives are to:- Understand the main barriers preventing the adoption of demand-side flexibility solutions on industrial sites,
- Describe the operational implementation of demand-side flexibility,
- Suggest ways in which to achieve demand-side flexibility targets as identified by the PPE and RTE’s scenarios.
- Industrial electricity consumption, a tool to increase the flexibility of the French electricity system: The aim of this first part is to give an overview of industrial demand-side flexibility in France: objectives, exploitable resources, remuneration levels, etc.
- The demand-side flexibility value chain and its operational implementation: The second part presents the actors involved in the value chain and the process of implementing demand-side flexibility at an industrial site.
- Technical and economic barriers to be overcome to maximise industrial demand-side flexibility in France: This section lists and details 7 barriers to implementing load shedding for industry.
- Methods, tools and recommendations for industrial and demand-side flexibility players: In this final section, several situations are presented, along with the associated decision making methods.
