Survey Analysis on Existing Tools and Services for Grid and Market Stakeholders and Requirements to Improve TSO/DSO Coordination

In this work, a survey was carried out to identify the current European landscape from grid and market stakeholders’ point of view and to improve the coordination between the Transmission System Operators (TSOs) and Distribution System Operators (DSOs). The survey includes two parts, one dedicated to grid’s tools and services and other to the market’s tools and services. This survey aims to identify exists tools and services in order to adapt them to the future challenges. Based on the survey results, it was identified that major concerns of the energy stakeholders are related with the integration of different platforms used for different purposes (for example, operational planning and real time systems), and how to exchange information/data between parties in an expedited and standardized way. The survey participants see energy storage as the most essential technology in the future energy system, followed by the smart metering, online voltage regulation and demand response services. However, on the market landscape, survey results suggest that the creation of limited number of fully integrated regulated markets is the most consensual solution to avoid the fragmentation in many different markets and products.