Table 4 Necessary future competencies within the DSO
From: Reshaping roles and value logics among distributed system operators for future electricity systems
New competence area | Specific competence | Motivation | Suggested strategies |
|---|---|---|---|
Technical | |||
Digitalization | IT engineers Software developers AI experts M2M learning experts | New applications and digital technologies are increasingly being used for grid and distributed resources management | New recruitments Research partnership with skilled universities Strategic partnership with IT companies |
Local market development | Electricity market experts Platform developers | Trading flexibility services from local resources including the use of smart metering, dynamic tariffs and automated settlements | New recruitments Research partnership with skilled universities Strategic partnership with IT companies |
Cross-sector competence | Heat-electricity IT-energy | Utilizing available resources more efficiently | Internal knowledge sharing Training programs |
Additional sectors | Automotive Buildings and property | Direct connections to other sectors as they increasingly become part of the energy infrastructure | Recruit competence from specific sectors |
Social | |||
Relations | Communication experts | Create increased knowledge and understanding among consumers, improve relations | Recruit experts’ Internal communication training for a broad force |
Dual competence | Engineering and behavioural scientists | Increased need for socio-technical understanding in decentralized grid infrastructures | Recruit missing competence Create teams with social and technical competence |