Wattshappening
Wattshappening is an Elia initiative helping Belgian energy users explore the flexibility of their installations. Its website explains asset types, estimates potential earnings through a simulator and introduces suppliers or aggregators that can help activate flexibility. It is a planning and partner-discovery service; the public offering does not provide its own site controller. [1]
The entries below document published information against the eight assessment criteria. They distinguish stated capabilities from evidence needed for verification. No scores have been assigned.
Demonstrated innovation
The service combines flexibility education, an interactive asset questionnaire and partner discovery. Its contribution is helping users identify opportunities before selecting an implementation provider. [1] [2]
Net savings and operational value
The simulator estimates potential earnings using asset characteristics and operating assumptions. Prefilled averages assist exploration, but the output is an indication rather than contracted revenue. [2]
Grid capacity and flexibility control
The website explains how controllable consumption, generation and storage may support flexibility markets. Technical qualification and dispatch are handled through participating suppliers or aggregators. [1]
Interoperability across equipment brands
The simulator covers several asset categories, including batteries, heat pumps and generators. This is scenario coverage; it does not constitute a device driver or integration catalogue. [1] [2]
Reliability and recovery
Operational controller recovery does not apply to this planning service. The website terms permit interruptions and changes; implementation reliability depends on the selected solution provider. [3]
Cybersecurity and data governance
The website terms identify Elia as the site operator. They do not establish cybersecurity controls for third-party controllers or services discovered through the platform. [3]
Installation, operation and user experience
The guided simulator uses an asset questionnaire, explanations and prefilled values. More accurate information about available capacity and operating flexibility helps make estimates more relevant. [2]
Support, lifecycle terms and portability
The platform directs users toward partners for implementation. Ongoing equipment support, service continuity and portability therefore need agreement with the selected supplier or aggregator. [1]
- Wattshappening: flexibility information and partnerswattshappening.be
- Wattshappening flexibility simulatorwattshappening.be
- Wattshappening website termswattshappening.be