New revenue sources for electricity prosumers: Being future ready with flexibility services

The increased variability in both supply and demand of renewable energy necessitates electricity grids to be more flexible from an efficiency, costs and security perspective. For energy consumers, this provides an opportunity to tap into additional revenue sources and, at the systems level, this means greater efficiency with optimal utilisation of all existing power. How can energy consumers take advantage of and contribute to a smart, interactive, flexible grid?