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Table 9 The interactions between actors and objects in the Danish electricity business ecosystem

From: Business ecosystem architecture development: a case study of Electric Vehicle home charging

From actor/object

Role

Interaction content

Color code

Role

To actor/object

References

Electricity producer

Electricity producer

Transports electricity

Transmission system operator

TSO

(Skovmose 2010)

Balance contract with

Balance responsible for production

BRP for production

(Skovmose 2010)

Submits production bids

Balance responsible for production

BRP for production

(Energinet 2011)

Pays for imbalance

Balance responsible for production

BRP for production

Based on assumption

Sends production data

Metering point

Meter for production

(Energinet 2020c)

BRP for production

Balance responsible for production

Submits production bids

Marketplace

Wholesale market

(Jensen 2010)

Pays for produced electricity

Electricity producer

Electricity producer

based on the assumption of (Energinet 2020a)

Pays for imbalance

Transmission system operator

TSO

(Energinet 2021)

Pays for imbalanced power

Transmission system operator

TSO

(Energinet 2020d)

TSO

Transmission system operator

Transports electricity

Distribution system operator

DSO

(Skovmose 2010)

Sends TSO and PSO tariffs

DataHub

DataHub

(Energinet 2019b)

Sends imbalanced consumption data

DataHub

DataHub

Based on assumption

Sends imbalanced production data

DataHub

DataHub

Based on assumption

DataHub responsible

Maintains and operate

DataHub

Datahub

(Energinet 2019b)

Market operator

Operates market

Marketplace

Wholesale market

(Energinet 2019b)

DSO

Distribution system operator

Sends subscription, fees, and tariffs

DataHub

DataHub

(Energinet 2019b)

Maintains and operates

Distribution system

Distribution grid

(Energinet 2019b)

Meter Operator

Operates and maintains

Metering point

Meter for consumption

(Energinet 2021)

Sends metered and settlement data

DataHub

DataHub

(Energinet 2019b)

Tax payment responsible

Pays tax to SKAT

Tax collector

SKAT

(Energinet 2019b)

BRP for consumption

Balance responsible for consumption

Sends schedules, notifications and bids

Marketplace

Wholesale market

(Energinet 2020a)

Pays for purchased electricity

Marketplace

Wholesale market

(Jensen 2010)

Pays for imbalance

Transmission system operator

TSO

(Energinet 2019c)

Electricity supplier

Electricity retailer

Pays distribution network tariffs

Distribution system operator

DSO

(Energinet 2019b)

Pays transmission network tariffs

Transmission system operator

TSO

(Energinet 2019b)

Balance contract with

Balancing responsible for consumption

BRP for consumption

(Energinet 2019b)

Pays for electricity and imbalance

Balance responsible for consumption

BRP for consumption

based on the assumption of (Energinet 2019c)

Sends consumption data

Balancing responsible for consumption

BRP for consumption

based on the assumption of (Energinet 2020a)

Sends consumers’ information update

DataHub

Data Hub

(Energinet 2018)

Send electricity bill with consumption and tariff information

Electricity consumer

Domestic consumer

(Energinet 2018)

Domestic consumer

Electricity consumer

Sends consumption data

Metering point

Meter for consumption

(Energinet 2019b)

Has a supply contract with

Electricity retailer

Electricity supplier

(Energinet 2020a)

Pays for consumed, electricity, duties, tariffs and transport

Electricity retailer

Electricity supplier

(Energinet 2021)

Meter for production

Meter point

Sends production data

DataHub

DataHub

Based on assumption

Distribution grid

Distribution grid

Transports electricity

Electricity consumer

Domestic consumer

(Skovmose 2010)

DataHub

DataHub

Sends consumption data

Electricity retailer

Electricity supplier

Based on assumption

Sends TSO and PSO tariffs information

Electricity retailer

Sends TSO and PSO tariffs information

Based on assumption

Sends production data

Balance responsible for production

BRP for production

Based on assumption

Wholesale market

Marketplace

Pays for produced electricity

Balance responsible for production

BRP for production

based on the assumption of (Energinet 2021)

Meter for consumption

Meter point

Sends consumption data

Meter operator

DSO

(Energinet 2021)

  1. • The day-ahead, intra-day and regulating markets are not shown separately in this table;
  2. • Some producers and electricity suppliers are also BRPs, but they are presented separately in this table;
  3. • This table mainly illustrates the interactions between the main actors and objects, and some actors (e.g. BRPs for trade) and relations (meter for production to DataHub, and BRPs for production to DataHub) are not included
  4. • Electricity production units have costs such as tariffs for their self-consumption, fuel, levies on fuel, and CO2 quotas. These relations are not included