As part of Germany’s Energiewende—or shift to sustainable, clean energy resources—the increase in variable renewable energy sources such as wind and solar is precipitating a major transformation of the electricity grid and its operation. The value of consumers and distributed energy generators as a transmission and distribution system resource through demand response is soaring. The German Federal Parliament’s Committee for Economic Affairs and Energy has invited Andreas Jahn to provide expert testimony at a public hearing to amend the ordinance governing the interruption of industrial energy demand on Wednesday, 22 June 2016, at 11:00 CEST.

The Federal Parliament’s television channel will broadcast the hearing via live stream.