First Happy Power Hour II Workshop Shines a Light on Dynamic Tariffs What are the driving forces and challenges for the implementation of a dynamic electricity tariff? This February, the CSCP and Neue Effizienz of the Happy Power Hour II research consortium held the first workshop with companies to identify those hot spots and ultimately develop a methodology toolbox to enhance acceptance in the companies. The German ‘Energiewende’ is an ambitious step towards a more sustainable economy. Despite its numerous potentials, there are still some obstacles to be overcome for the transition – one of them being a high fluctuation in energy supply from renewables like solar and wind. One way to address this challenge is to introduce a more flexible energy load management. Within the Happy Power Hour Project, small and medium sized companies collaborate with local energy providers to identify processes within the companies that enable more flexibility in energy consumption. Besides playing a vital role in contributing towards the Energiewende, this can further reduce their energy bills and also gives a new perspective on internal processes and their potential for optimization. The CSCP and Neue Effizienz hosted a workshop geared towards mid-sized industrial companies. Through interactive collaboration the main drivers for a dynamic electricity tariff were identified: Cost savings, trust in the local energy provider WSW, acceptance by the employees, transparency, and competitiveness. Potential obstacles included a loss of productivity and flexibility, planning difficulties, failures, new and changed processes, a high implementation effort, and control issues. The findings underline that the ‘human’ factor plays a crucial role for a successful implementation. Strategies to promote behavioural changes in employees have to be developed in the next phases of the project. Furthermore, a stakeholder mapping performed by the CSCP helped to identify potential change agents within the individual companies to advance the implementation of the “flexibilised” tariff. Together with our partners, we will develop a methodology toolbox to overcome non-technical obstacles, with the aim to enhance acceptance of “flexibilised” load management. All the project partners received valuable input and gained a deeper understanding considering the prerequisites for a successful implementation of a dynamic electricity tariff. This is another step towards the long-term target to give companies structured guidance and support towards a sustainable energy system. Contact Pawel Zylka if you have any questions.