There are currently over 583,000 electric cars registered in Denmark, but only about 30 percent – corresponding to around 175,000 cars – are registered for intelligent charging and actively contribute to stabilizing the electricity grid. Energinet states this in a press release.
Electric cars thus already play a role in balancing the electricity grid, but the potential is far from being fully utilized. In February, 94 percent of all newly registered cars ran on electricity, which increases the need for flexible solutions as the amount of electricity from solar and wind grows.
- It is good for the green transition and electrification that more and more people are switching to cars that use green electricity instead of diesel or gasoline. But we don't have our arms completely over our heads in Energinet yet. It could be much greener. Because the potential for delivering system services from our ever-growing fleet of electric cars is enormous. If more people choose intelligent charging for their electric cars, it will be a pure win-win for the green transition, says Marie Budtz Pedersen, acting deputy director of Energinet's Business and Market.
Electric cars have thus become a new type of player in a market where system services are typically provided by, among other things, combined heat and power plants, wind turbines, batteries and heat pumps. According to Energinet, it only takes a few minutes to register for intelligent charging, and more participants can help increase competition and lower costs.
Ultimately, this can reduce costs for electricity consumers, because the system tariff on the electricity bill will be lower. In 2025, Energinet spent around 2 billion DKK on system services for balancing the electricity grid.
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