Prototyping innovative mechanisms for incentive-driven explicit flexibility in residential buildings

Kari Mäki; Matti Aro; Ismo Heimonen; Bernardo Di Chiara; Jan Jokelainen; Jussi Savola; Mikko Tuohimaa

doi:10.1049/icp.2025.1971

Prototyping innovative mechanisms for incentive-driven explicit flexibility in residential buildings

Kari Mäki^*
, Matti Aro
, Ismo Heimonen
, Bernardo Di Chiara
, Jan Jokelainen
, Jussi Savola
, Mikko Tuohimaa

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The paper presents the pilot case within EU project STREAM [1]. The STREAM Finnish pilot prototypes innovative mechanisms for incentive-driven flexible usage of active power to help stabilizing and optimising the grid. This prototype studies the possibility to use a pre-defined part of the load used for heating the buildings as a Frequency Containment Reserve as an additional layer to SPOT price optimization that is already in use. The research questions and use cases cover overall feasibility of including household assets within FCR services, optimising the amount of available flexibility as well as ensuring customer service level while providing flexibility.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	28th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, CIRED 2025
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings
Publisher	Institution of Engineering and Technology IET
Pages	1957-1961
Number of pages	5
Volume	2025
Edition	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9781807050207
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2025.1971
Publication status	Published - 2025
MoE publication type	A4 Article in a conference publication
Event	28th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, CIRED 2025 - Geneva, Switzerland Duration: 16 Jun 2025 → 19 Jun 2025 https://www.cired2025.org/

Publication series

Series	IET Conference Proceedings
Number	14
ISSN	2732-4494

Conference

Conference	28th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, CIRED 2025
Country/Territory	Switzerland
City	Geneva
Period	16/06/25 → 19/06/25
Internet address	https://www.cired2025.org/

Funding

This work has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation program under “STREAM Grant Agreement number 101075654.

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Mäki, K., Aro, M., Heimonen, I., Chiara, B. D., Jokelainen, J., Savola, J., & Tuohimaa, M. (2025). Prototyping innovative mechanisms for incentive-driven explicit flexibility in residential buildings. In 28th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, CIRED 2025: Proceedings (14 ed., Vol. 2025, pp. 1957-1961). Institution of Engineering and Technology IET. https://doi.org/10.1049/icp.2025.1971

Mäki, Kari ; Aro, Matti ; Heimonen, Ismo et al. / Prototyping innovative mechanisms for incentive-driven explicit flexibility in residential buildings. 28th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, CIRED 2025: Proceedings. Vol. 2025 14. ed. Institution of Engineering and Technology IET, 2025. pp. 1957-1961 (IET Conference Proceedings; No. 14).

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Mäki, K , Aro, M , Heimonen, I, Chiara, BD, Jokelainen, J, Savola, J & Tuohimaa, M 2025, Prototyping innovative mechanisms for incentive-driven explicit flexibility in residential buildings. in 28th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, CIRED 2025: Proceedings. 14 edn, vol. 2025, Institution of Engineering and Technology IET, IET Conference Proceedings, no. 14, pp. 1957-1961, 28th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, CIRED 2025
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Prototyping innovative mechanisms for incentive-driven explicit flexibility in residential buildings. / Mäki, Kari ; Aro, Matti ; Heimonen, Ismo et al.
28th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, CIRED 2025: Proceedings. Vol. 2025 14. ed. Institution of Engineering and Technology IET, 2025. p. 1957-1961 (IET Conference Proceedings; No. 14).

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Mäki K , Aro M , Heimonen I, Chiara BD, Jokelainen J, Savola J et al. Prototyping innovative mechanisms for incentive-driven explicit flexibility in residential buildings. In 28th International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution, CIRED 2025: Proceedings. 14 ed. Vol. 2025. Institution of Engineering and Technology IET. 2025. p. 1957-1961. (IET Conference Proceedings; No. 14). doi: 10.1049/icp.2025.1971

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