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Europe’s decentralization journey

From grid defection to interaction: Frauke Thies, Executive Director of smartEn, explains how uncovering market opportunities for prosumers across Europe is growing in sophistication and significance as more solar power is added across the continent.

Across Europe, engaged consumers (or “prosumers”) have become one of the most dynamic segments of the energy system. It is often households and C&I energy users who drive the uptake of renewable energy generation, storage, and demand response in the market. Already 6.5% of German homes have PV on their roof today (with numbers rising …

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