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ENCS and E.DSO release security requirements for distribution automation

ENCS and E.DSO release security requirements for distribution automation 13 October 2020 ENCS, the European Network for Cyber Security, and E.DSO, the European Distribution System Operators’ Association announced the launch of security requirements for Distribution Automation (DA) of Remote Terminal Units (RTUs). This is the third in a series of security guidelines for a smarter […]

Energy system integration in Europe – Decarbonization of the European economy

Energy system integration in Europe – Decarbonization of the European economy 6 July 2020 “Business as usual is no more. We will need to bounce forward and not bounce back.” Those words of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen encouraged us, the DSO Industry in Europe, to address our present and future challenges with new […]

E.DSO handed to Commissioner Simson their Green Plan for role and strategy in EU Recovery

E.DSO handed to Commissioner Simson their Green Plan for role and strategy in EU Recovery 26 June 2020 E.DSO, the key-interface between Europe’s leading electric power distribution system operators and the European institutions, handed over today to Commissioner Kadri Simson, the Recommendations on the Role of DSOs in the European Union’s Recovery Plan and the […]

E.DSO: A sustainable view on ‘climate change mitigation’ and ‘climate change adaptation’

E.DSO: A sustainable view on ‘climate change mitigation’ and ‘climate change adaptation’ 18 June 2020 E.DSO welcomes the European Parliament’s formal adoption of the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Regulation and calls for due consideration of Europe’s electricity networks in the definition of the ‘climate change mitigation’ and ‘climate change adaptation’ objectives. By the end of 2020, […]

EPRI, E.DSO Bring Together Leading U.S. and European Electric Utilities Addressing COVID-19 Challenges and Path Forward

EPRI, E.DSO Bring Together Leading U.S. and European Electric Utilities Addressing COVID-19 Challenges and Path Forward 28 May 2020 The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO) convened more than 250 European, U.S., and other international electric grid company leaders in panel-led discussions of experiences related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) […]

European trade bodies team up to map need for distribution grid investment

European trade bodies team up to map need for distribution grid investment The European electricity sector is in the midst of a fundamental transformation. The drive towards climate neutrality, combined with rapidly falling prices for renewables generation costs, has triggered an accelerated decentralisation of European power. It also resulted in new and more complex flows […]

COVID-19, DSOs structured reaction, takeaways and plans for an efficient re-start

COVID-19, DSOs structured reaction, takeaways and plans for an efficient re-start On Tuesday 28 April 2020, a videoconference was organized between E.DSO Executive Committee Members and the European Commissioner responsible for Energy, Ms. Kadri Simson. The main objectives of the meeting were to assess the measures already taken to reinforce preparedness and ensure power supply […]

How leading DSOs manage coronavirus

How leading DSOs manage coronavirus In the midst of COVID-19 crisis, E.DSO Members have taken many measures in order to ensure the power supply to their 350 million connected customers. With E.DSO serving as a platform for regular online roundtables among its Board members, they cooperate in sharing knowledge and best practices. Besides that, DSOs […]

GREEN RECOVERY: REBOOT & REBOOST our economies for a sustainable future

GREEN RECOVERY: REBOOT & REBOOST our economies for a sustainable future Call for mobilisation E.DSO welcomes the initiative of French MEP, Pascal Canfin, Chair of the ENVI Committee, who is calling for a global alliance for a green recovery, following the COVID-19 pandemic. The call for mobilisation was signed by 79 MEPs (S&D, EPP, Renew, […]

European DSOs’ engagement during the Covid-19 crisis

European DSOs’ engagement during the Covid-19 crisis For weeks, the Covid-19 epidemic has been impacting our life, both at a personal and professional level. In order to ensure the continuity of power supply all over Europe and to allow countries to keep operating, Distribution System Operators (DSOs) have been taking unprecedent measures to keep lights […]

Smart Grids for Europe: CEN, CENELEC and E.DSO signed a Partnership Agreement

Smart Grids for Europe: CEN, CENELEC and E.DSO signed a Partnership Agreement The European Committee for Standardization (CEN), the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) and European Distribution System Operators (E.DSO) signed today a partnership agreement that will bring forward the work on smart grids in Europe. The Agreement aims at facilitating the collaboration between […]

E.DSO publishes key messages for the new Parliament, shedding light on the DSO industry and its concerns for the upcoming legislative term

E.DSO publishes key messages for the new Parliament, shedding light on the DSO industry and its concerns for the upcoming legislative term As key actors in the European energy sector, electricity distribution system operators (DSOs) want to explain their industry to the incoming policy makers of the new Parliament and the incoming College of Commissioners […]

ENCS and E.DSO provide first set of harmonised smart meter security requirements

ENCS and E.DSO provide first set of harmonised smart meter security requirements The Hague, the Netherlands – July 22nd, 2019 – ENCS, the European Network for Cyber Security, and E.DSO, the European Distribution System Operators’ Association have announced the launch of cyber-security baseline requirements for smart meters (SMs) and data concentrators (DCs). As the second […]

Powering up the discussion on Europe’s Sustainable Energy Future!

Powering up the discussion on Europe’s Sustainable Energy Future! Joint TSO/DSO, IRENA and H2020 Projects session on “Power systems with high share of renewables: vision and innovation” EUSEW – 20 June – 9 to 10.30 am – Brussels By 2050, an important share of electricity will need to come from renewables. On 20 June, the […]

E.DSO & ENTSO-E deliver six innovation recommendations ahead of the European Commission Infrastructure Forum

E.DSO & ENTSO-E deliver six innovation recommendations ahead of the European Commission Infrastructure Forum Brussels, 14 May 2019. Various European projects were center-stage at the second day of this year’s Innogrid2020+ edition, including sessions on innovation for the physical grid, active customers and active system management, sector coupling and storage as well as advanced grid […]

A toolbox for TSOs and DSOs to make use of new system and grid services

A toolbox for TSOs and DSOs to make use of new system and grid services The European associations representing the distribution system operators (DSOs) – CEDEC, E.DSO, Eurelectric and GEODE – as well as ENTSO-E, representing the transmission system operators (TSOs), launch a report on the development and integration of new flexibility services in the […]

EPRI and E.DSO Sign MOU to Collaborate on R&D for Advanced Electric Grid Technologies

EPRI and E.DSO Sign MOU to Collaborate on R&D for Advanced Electric Grid Technologies The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the European Association of Distribution System Operators (E.DSO) will now collaborate on critical research, development, and innovation initiatives to modernize the electric power grid. The collaborative work included in this agreement will focus on: […]

Joint Statement from the DSO Associations on the proposal to revise the TEN-E Guidelines

Joint Statement from the DSO Associations on the proposal to revise the TEN-E Guidelines In the course of revising Regulation (1316/2013) establishing the Connecting Europe Facility, the European Parliament proposed in its position, adopted on 12 December 2018, to open the Trans-European Network-Energy (TEN-E) Regulation (347/2013) for revision in the light of the European Union’s […]

E.DSO and ENCS launch first-ever set of security requirements for electric vehicle charging infrastructure

E.DSO and ENCS launch first-ever set of security requirements for electric vehicle charging infrastructure The Hague, the Netherlands – 4th December 2018 – ENCS, the European Network of Cyber Security, and E.DSO, the European Distribution System Operators’ Association have announced the launch of cyber-security requirements for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. As the first in […]

TSOs-DSOs to continue cooperation for smarter electricity grids

TSOs-DSOs to continue cooperation for smarter electricity grids The constructive cooperation of distribution system operators (DSOs) and transmission system operators (TSOs) continues: CEDEC, EDSO for Smart Grids, Eurelectric, GEODE and ENTSO-E signed today an updated Memorandum of Understanding. The first priority is to achieve a common vision on Active system management in order to integrate […]

Trilogues: Overregulation may cripple new EU electricity distributors’ entity

Trilogues: Overregulation may cripple new EU electricity distributors’ entity EDSO chairman Christian Buchel argues on POLITICO that Europe’s fast-changing energy markets demand ‘agile and efficient’ electricity regulation and that co-legislators should not cripple the new EU DSO Entity with an initial over-regulation. The article can be found on the POLITICO website here.