FLEXIBLE CONNECTION CONTROL

Stay within the grid limit.

See how a site can respond to an import limit. The same control order applies to data centres and factories: battery first, then approved site loads, then operator-owned workloads that have opted in. Protected loads stay on.

ILLUSTRATIVE AI DATA CENTRE18 MW modelled peak

20 MW modelled connection

Interactive simulation. Site values and control response are modelled. No physical equipment is connected. The log is simulation data.

Model notes
Site preset
02 / RESPOND

Power at the grid connection

Ready · modelled
Grid import18.00 MW
Active ceiling20.00 MW
Load reduction0.00 MW
Above ceiling0.00 MW
Uncontrolled demandSite load before batteryGrid importGrid ceiling

Default illustrative scenario. Select a site type and apply a grid request.

00:005× speed

Protected loads

NO CURTAILMENT
6.30MW

Essential site load stays powered.

Control actionNever curtailed

Battery

FIRST
0.00MWidle

3 MW / 0.5 MWh. 25% illustrative reserve.

State of charge80.0%

Flexible site loads

APPROVED
1.30MW

Candidate loads depend on site review.

Reduced by0.00 MW

Opt-in workload

OWNER OPT-IN
9.90MW

Only workloads approved by the site owner.

Workload service100.0%

The power balance

03 / OBSERVE

Load reduction and battery discharge contribute separately.

Site load18.00 MW
Battery discharge0.00 MW
Grid import18.00 MW
Fixed auxiliaries 0.50 MWDeferred workload 0 full-speed sRecovery load 0.00 MW

A higher ceiling permits recovery; it does not force consumption. Deferred work can increase demand after a reduction.

Dispatch log

Designed as the same event record the site and grid operator see. This view is simulated.
  1. Grid requests and status changes will appear here.

REGULATORY PATH

Control and evidence for flexible connection agreements.

Article 6a of Directive (EU) 2024/1711 sets a framework for flexible connection agreements where new capacity is limited. The directive states that a system user connecting through a flexible grid connection must install a power control system certified by an authorised certifier. GridPass is not certified. Certification is a planned product and regulatory workstream.

Article 6a requires a certified power control system for users connecting through a flexible agreement. GridPass is working towards this requirement. Directive (EU) 2024/1711, Article 6a ↗

SITE ASSESSMENT

Run this model on your site's load profile.

Review the connection terms, load data and approved control scope with the GridPass team.

Discuss a site assessment
Model notes and assumptions

Data-centre response curve

For the AI data-centre preset, the opt-in workload response uses published A100 curves from an open demonstration dataset. The curves are not site measurements and do not predict another GPU, workload or facility. The model profile is labelled synthetic. A calibrated European site profile can be added as a separate profile when measured data is available.

A100 response curve source repository ↗

Source manifest · Attribution · Apache 2.0 licence

Illustrative factory assumptions

Factory preset: 6 MW connection, 4 MW firm fallback, 3 MW protected process line, 1.5 MW candidate flexible site load, 0.5 MW opt-in workload, 1 MW / 2 MWh battery, 20% reserve. Values are illustrative, not measured. Candidate loads include compressed air, chillers, HVAC, furnaces and fleet charging, subject to engineering review.

Control and provenance

Model order: battery, approved flexible site loads, then operator-owned opt-in workloads. Protected process loads and third-party tenant loads are not curtailed. The log shown here is model output. A deployed system would need agreed measurement, control permissions, site safety review and validation before producing a record for the site and grid operator.

Software simulation · no live equipment I/O