The Dutch high-voltage grid operator, Tennet, has begun a market consultation to search for companies willing to “handle their supply and demand flexibly” in return for payment, to ease the burden on the grid in busy periods. EVs and batteries in general, stand to profit. According to the company the fast past of the energy transition is creating bottlenecks across the Netherlands’ high-voltage grid, with electrification and solar generation outstripping grid investments. Despite having a population of just 17.5 million, sub-par irradiation and low land availability, the Netherlands was the 12th largest solar market in the world in 2021, rivalling Australia for new installations on a per-capita basis. TenneT is the sole high-voltage grid operator in the Netherlands and serves…