Aggregator

A company that pools many small devices, such as cars and home batteries, so they can take part in electricity markets.

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Energy and grid integration · Stop 02Who is responsible for which part of the grid?Transmission and distribution operators, suppliers, metering and aggregators: the roles of the power system that a charging car touches, and what EU law asks of them.

RED III asks Member States to let small and mobile systems, such as home batteries and electric cars, take part in the electricity markets, including congestion management, flexibility and balancing services, also through aggregation. A car that charges flexibly can, in principle, become part of the market.

From “Room for small devices”, stop 02

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  1. Energy and grid integration · Stop 06How can grid operators limit charging?Flexibility as a service
  2. Bidirectional charging · Stop 02V2L, V2H and V2G: what is the difference?Each step adds parties
  3. Bidirectional charging · Stop 06Which rules apply to feeding energy back?A door to the market
  4. Bidirectional charging · Stop 07Who uses the energy, and who pays for it?The spread is the value
  5. Battery storage · Stop 06How can a battery earn money on the energy market?Markets open to small systems
  6. Business models · Stop 06What role does energy purchasing play?Flexibility as income
  1. Charging poolAFIR's term for one or more charging stations at a specific location, counted together for the targets along the main roads.
  2. TSOTransmission system operator: runs the high-voltage grid and keeps generation and demand in balance.
  1. EUR-Lex: Directive (EU) 2023/2413 (RED III), Article 20a inserted into Directive (EU) 2018/2001. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2023/2413/oj. Checked 09 Oct 2026. © European Union, reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.