Grid compliance for your project
We make every project DSO/TSO compliant in the markets you target.
What is grid compliance?
Grid compliance means ensuring your energy assets—such as solar farms, battery storage systems, or wind turbines—meet the technical requirements set by a countries’ grid operators (TSOs and DSOs), such as the rules stemming from EU’s Requirements for Generators (RfG).
To keep the power system stable, operators enforce strict rules on how assets connect and interact with the grid for both new grid connections and ongoing operations. These rules cover parameters like voltage regulation, active and reactive power control, frequency response, and power quality. Operators often require dedicated telecontrol interfaces (such as an RTU connection) to maintain real-time visibility in the output of assets and the ability to send emergency curtailment commands when the grid needs it.
New projects failing to meet those requirements can face refusal of connection permits and cannot go live.
Stay compliant with Withthegrid
- Compliant customer endpoint: Withthegrid’s Teleport is a controller that supports the compliant with TSO/DSO remote-control and communication standards that TSOs and DSOs require, including IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-101, and IEC 60870-5-104. It translates grid operator commands into the protocol each asset uses, such as Modbus.
- Grid connection limits safeguarding: Local control logic runs directly on-site to safeguard contractual and physical limits, even when internet connectivity fails.
- Combine with grid balancing and congestion services: The Teleport allows participation in grid balancing services (FCR, aFRR…) with the fast-response, and congestion services, while prioritizing limits sent by TSOs/DSOs.
Check compliancy per country
- Certified grid operator compliance: Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Denmark, Germany
- In progress: Norway
- On request: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom
- Certified grid operator compliance
- In progress
- On request
Compliancy per country
Local grid codes, connection terms, and DSO requirements vary across every region. We handle the compliance work so your project can start operating. See how it works per country.
BESS storage of 100 MW / 200 MWh for the Antares project
Return builds, owns and operates large-scale battery storage for the power grid, and provides storage as a service. Its Antares project is a 100 MW / 200 MWh battery energy storage system, first one being connected to TenneT HV grid in the Netherlands. Return chose the Teleport for one scalable, cybersecure control path that serves different offtakers.
On this project, Withthegrid became the first TSO-certified local park controller.
The collaboration with Withthegrid in this project went very smoothly. In the last phases of the project, I had many calls with the project managers of Withthegrid. I think they picked up every phone call from me. That makes collaboration and working together very easy, and that improves the timeline of the whole project as well.
Resources
Which IEC protocol does your DSO actually need?
Grid operators (DSOs) each require a specific communication protocol before they’ll accept data from your assets. The three most commonly used protocols are IEC 60870-5-101, IEC 60870-5-104, and IEC 61850. The Teleport supports all three, so you don’t have to worry about integrating separate protocols for one DSO.
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Realtime Interface (RTI): Everything you need to know
The Realtime Interface (RTI) is the Dutch grid’s emergency mechanism to manage severe grid congestion, mandatory since 2024 for all new or updated connection over 1 MW. This briefing outlines your legal compliance obligations, technical requirements, and how certified endpoints like the Teleport can help.
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