Future smart grid prosumer services

The smart grid vision is towards a very dynamic and decentralized future energy network, where electricity will be produced in a distributed way; where customers will be not only consumers but also producers (hence called prosumers); and where bidirectional interaction between producers, consumers and other entities will be possible. Collaboration and near real-time interactions are envisioned between all stakeholders, which of course will need to rely upon timely-provided monitoring and control capabilities. To realise this emerging infrastructure several (business) services will be needed that will empower all stakeholders and enable them to realise the interactions expected. From the business side new, highly distributed business processes will need to be established to accommodate these market evolutions.