Transition to Distribution System Operator

Considerable disruption in the power sector arising from a combination of policy,  technological and customer change is transforming how we think about, produce and use electricity. This change towards a  decarbonized, decentralized and digitalized  system is profound, and Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs) are at the forefront of its impacts.

These changes to a more decentralized system introduce  increased participation in the marketplace for a range of new  business actors. The way these actors engage with both  transmission and distribution operators will be key to the  successful paradigm shift for energy delivery.  The extent of  this change dramatically alters future assumptions about  business models and future roles for network companies.  Distribution Network Service Providers (DNSPs) need to  revisit their current business model, roles, capabilities and  skills, and consider their evolution to that of a genuine  Distribution System Operator (DSO).