Exploring EVELIXIA - DSM Advisor Tool: Empowering Smarter Buildings

by UBITECH Energy

In the transition toward smarter, more sustainable energy systems, buildings are no longer just consumers — they are becoming active players in the energy market. To unlock this potential, the EVELIXIA project introduces the Demand Side Management (DSM) Advisor Tool — a digital solution designed to guide building operators toward optimized, data-driven flexibility participation.

What is the DSM Advisor Tool?

The DSM Advisor Tool is a decision-support system that analyzes a building’s consumption, generation, and flexibility resources to identify the most cost-effective energy management strategy.By combining real consumption data from the buildings’ digital twins of the project, dynamic electricity prices, and market rules, it determines when and how buildings should adapt their energy use — turning flexibility into both savings and revenue opportunities.

Smart decisions, real benefits

The DSM Advisor enables:

• Automated daily optimization of energy costs based on Day-Ahead (DAM) and Intra-Day (IDM) market prices.

• Hybrid demand response strategies, supporting Implicit (price-based) and Explicit (market-based) flexibility participation.

• Comprehensive cost–benefit insights, helping users understand the financial and environmental impact of their actions.

Why it matters?

As Europe accelerates the digitalization and decarbonization of its energy systems, tools like the DSM Advisor empower local actors to actively contribute to grid stability, renewable integration, and energy efficiency.

It offers a win–win approach where:

• Building operators reduce their energy bills and monetize flexibility;

• Distribution System Operators (DSOs) gain reliable, localized flexibility resources to manage congestion and balance their networks;

• The energy system becomes more resilient, efficient, and sustainable.

Next steps

The DSM Advisor is now being demonstrated across pilot sites to validate its performance under real electricity market conditions. Early results show potential reductions in operational costs and enhanced participation in flexibility markets — paving the way for large-scale adoption of demand-side flexibility in Europe.