Expansion stalls
Additional machinery, buildings or electrical processes require more capacity than is available.
Energy challenge
Grid congestion
When the electricity grid cannot provide sufficient transport capacity, the route starts with insight into the connection, profiles, flexibility and business priorities.
When is this relevant?
When the grid connection limits growth or change
Application on a waiting list
The grid operator cannot immediately provide a new or heavier connection.
Feed-in is limited
Local generation cannot be fully exported to the electricity grid at all times.
Business impact
The costs often lie in what cannot proceed
Grid congestion can delay investments, electrification or production growth. The business value of a solution therefore comes not only from energy savings, but also from creating room to make plans feasible.
Enable growth
Research shows which processes or expansions can fit within the existing capacity.
Limit delays
Scenarios clarify which measures can be implemented sooner and which remain dependent on the grid operator.
Invest deliberately
Control, storage and process changes are compared for technical effect, costs and contribution to the business objective.
Part of QontrolInsight
What do we investigate?
There is no single standard solution to grid congestion. The feasible route depends on location, contract, business processes and timing.
- Connection and transport data and the specific capacity requirement
- Consumption and generation profiles, peaks and coincidence
- Flexibility in processes, planning and technical installations
- Possible use of control, storage, generation and charging infrastructure
- Contractual or collaborative routes that require further assessment
- Phasing, dependencies and coordination with the parties involved
Possible building blocks
The solution may consist of several components
The analysis clarifies which technical and organisational options deserve further development.
In depth
First determine where the actual limit lies
A capacity issue may arise in the installation, the connection or transport agreement, or the regional electricity grid. Each cause calls for different measures and different parties.
Distinguish the connection from grid congestion
The available main fuse, contracted capacity and actual peak load are considered alongside information from the grid operator.
- Assess consumption and feed-in separately
- Check existing contract values and applications
- Model future load, including coincidence
Avoid, shift or limit capacity
Some processes can run sequentially or be scheduled outside peak periods. Other processes are business-critical and need protection.
- Identify flexible and non-flexible loads
- Clarify operational consequences for each scenario
- Define rules and fallback options for automatic control
Several building blocks may be required
Energy control, storage, adjusted charging schedules and local generation can complement one another, provided they are designed for the same profile and capacity limit.
- Calculate the effect on the relevant peak periods
- Prevent a battery or charging hub from creating new peaks
- Phase investments based on urgency and future plans
The grid operator remains decisive for grid capacity
Flexible transport agreements, congestion management or joint solutions depend on location and contract. Availability and conditions must always be assessed using current information.
- Prepare technical data for discussions
- Separate the roles of the customer, grid operator and any partners
- Do not guarantee a solution or additional transport capacity in advance
From analysis to management
How a substantiated capacity route takes shape
We first define the capacity requirement, energy profile and contractual situation. We then compare and implement suitable measures, reassessing the chosen route when grid capacity or business operations change.
- QontrolInsightRecord the connection, contract, profiles, growth plan, timing and operational impact, and compare scenarios.
- QontrolBuildDevelop the chosen route technically, test dependencies and implement the measures with the parties involved.
- QontrolCareMonitor performance and reassess the chosen route when contractual capacity or business operations change.
Your next step
Clarify the bottleneck or implement measures immediately?
We determine what is already known and what analysis, coordination or installation is needed to move forward.