P2P Trading
Peer-to-peer (P2P) platforms can help to trade energy from community owned assets with other market participants. P2P can work without intermediaries and use for example distributed ledger technology (DLT), which is a digital system that records transactions related to assets. The most prominent DLT type is blockchain.​
Example, Germany
Stadtwerk Haßfurt GmbH and SWW Wunsiedel GmbH​
Two distribution system operators, namely Stadtwerk Haßfurt GmbH and SWW Wunsiedel GmbH pioneer in the regional flexibility exchange in Germany and involve consumers…