Keep growing, even if the net is locked

Congestion Relief

Grid congestion is no longer an exception

Across large parts of the Netherlands and Europe, additional capacity is simply not available.

That means for energy-intensive businesses:

No new connections
No expansion
 

But congestion does not mean growth is impossible.
It means capacity needs to be organised more intelligently.

Congestion Relief at Enova ensures your existing connection is used to its full potential and, where possible, additional capacity is unlocked.

Not by waiting for grid reinforcement. But by actively managing it.

The grid reality

The electricity grid must remain in balance at all times.
Not only at a national level, but especially locally.

When that balance comes under pressure, the grid operator intervenes.
Not because there is no capacity, but because it is not available at the right moment.

For businesses, this means:

  • Transport restrictions
  • Contractual limits
  • Connection freezes
  • Rising costs

All while a significant share of available capacity within existing connections remains unused or unmanaged.

Where the opportunity lies
That unused potential is called flexibility. And it is precisely in its slipstream that Congestion Relief emerges.

Companies that actively manage their consumption:

  • Reduce pressure on the grid
  • Free up capacity within existing infrastructure
  • Become part of the solution

But it does not stop there.

The grid operator offers limited compensation for the use of your flexibility.
For many businesses, that alone is not enough to make a real difference.

What sets Enova apart
Being flexible is important when you can use it not just to deal with congestion, but also in energy markets.

With Enova, you can use your flexibility in day-ahead, intraday and imbalance markets. This is always being tweaked to match the price and the grid load, and it's actively managed instead of just being offered up.

Basically, it's a win-win because your grid operator will make up for it and you'll get a return on the energy markets.

Use your orchestration potential

How Enova takes an operational approach to congestion

We treat grid capacity as a variable that you actively manage.

This means that we:

  • Analyse load profiles
  • Identify peak times
  • Use flexibility to reduce transmission peaks
  • Temporarily shift capacity within operational limits
  • Coordinate assets to spread grid load
  • Align with grid operators’ congestion programmes

Congestion Relief is not a workaround. It is active capacity management.

From constraint to strategic advantage

When congestion is managed effectively, by making optimal use of flexibility, it creates scope for expansion. This makes electrification possible, allows new installations to be added, and reduces the risk of overloading. Rather than postponing growth, you enable growth within your existing infrastructure.

Grid congestion is a systemic problem. But within that system, there is value for parties that can provide and manage flexibility.

Turn congestion into advantage

Is your connection reaching its limit?

Let us analyse where capacity is available, and how you can actively make use of it. 

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