Influencing factors of the development of renewable energy communities on power system planning and operation

This contribution outlines the influencing factors of renewable energy communities (RECs) on the planning and operation of distribution networks by investigating the grid impact of RECs. First, several diverse scenarios are constructed which are optimized, simulated and then undergo an extensive data analysis. Several statistical measures and a clustering algorithm are employed to highlight the outcomes in both community performance and grid impact. Results show, that thesettlement pattern, PhotoVoltaic (PV) and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)installations are the key influencing factors. Further, the grid impact remains limited, yet ambiguous.