The decentralization of electricity production has a clear impact on grids, as those that exist today were built under different conditions. Grid transformation and development are inevitable.

Grid transformation and expansion are essential to absorb and distribute growing electricity production (primarily decentralized) and enable the electrification of demand (mobility, heat).

The expansion and modernization of grid infrastructure must keep pace with the increase in domestic production. New generation facilities must therefore be systematically planned and approved in conjunction with the necessary grid extensions and reinforcements.

Extension costs primarily concern low-voltage grids, i.e., the lowest grid level. This is where PV systems on roofs and facades, as well as electric vehicles and heat pumps, are connected.

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