A fully loaded electricity grid doesn’t have to block your plans

Imagine this: you’ve finally found a tenant for that property which has been empty for a while. The signatures are in place. And then the grid operator tells you: ‘there is no connection capacity. Not next month. Not next year.’ In Utrecht, Gelderland and Flevoland, this has become everyday reality.

How it works and where it is happening, you can read in the latest state of affairs and in everything you need to know as an entrepreneur. We look at the routes that are still possible. Three practical ways real estate investors and property managers are using to create more ‘capacity space’. With the figures to back it up.
Route 1: create space behind the meter
The grid operator can’t give you a bigger connection. But that isn’t the only thing that matters. What you do within that connection capacity can make all the difference. By capturing peaks with a battery and spreading charging using smart control, you can suddenly get much more out of the connection capacity you already have. Read how this works in practice in shifting capacity.

With an office building in the Pettelaarpark in Den Bosch, the connection capacity was fully utilised, while inside the property itself there were 2,000 m² waiting to be let. But a battery of less than €100,000 did provide ‘breathing room’ for the existing connection. Result? An extra 2,000 m² that can be let, with a payback period of less than a year. We tell the full story on Provada, including what it delivered for the owner afterwards.
Route 2: a different contract with the grid operator
Sometimes the solution isn’t in the technology, but on paper. If you have two connections on one site, you can combine them into a single summed connection and, with insight into contracted capacity, prevent penalties and power interruptions. Sounds administrative, but the impact can be enormous.

With a holiday resort, an investment of around €700,000 was looming. The solution cost €0. How is that possible? We’ll explain it to you at Provada.
Route 3: share capacity with your neighbours
Do you have neighbours with spare capacity? Then cable pooling is often the quickest route. You connect to their connection, and both sides keep their own capacity. What most people then don’t expect is how quickly it can be arranged. And how little it costs.

The best example is in Kerkrade. Real estate developer Panattoni was able to start building a business park of 36,000 m² right away, thanks to cable pooling with neighbour Lycra, a battery, a solar roof and smart control. In roughly a week—rather than the years it can take for a collective energy hub to be realised.

The full story is in Panattoni’s customer story.