DER owners can participate at two levels:
Simply connect a device and share data. No performance requirements. Earns 10% of weekly emissions, perfect for onboarding or devices that can't provide active flexibility.
Commit to a Flex Pool and provide active flexibility. Earns 90% of weekly emissions, distributed based on voting. Requires a reputation score of at least 70. Poor performance drops your reputation. If it falls below 70, you return to Tier 1 until you rebuild it.
There's no slashing (i.e. burning or confiscation of rewards), just reduced earning potential until you improve.
Energy Players compensate DER owners through three distinct payment categories, depending on the use case in which a device participates. In all cases, DER owners receive the primary share of revenues generated by their devices, while the protocol captures a smaller portion to fund coordination, governance, and operations.
Weekly payment based on reserved capacity. Example:
50,000 kW × €0.10/kW = €5,000
Additional payment when flexibility is used. Example:
5,000 kW activated for 1 hour → payment based on market rates
Compensation for permissioned device automation that is not linked to energy market activation, such as dynamic tariffs, or home energy management services offered by retailers, HEMS providers, or other energy service platforms. These payments are settled independently of Flex Pool activation and may be structured as fixed service fees, per-device payments, or other commercially agreed terms.
When multiple activation or automation requests target the same device and time window, Combinder resolves conflicts by selecting the action that delivers the highest monetary value to the DER owner, subject to predefined user constraints and technical feasibility.
DER Owner Compensation (Primary Share)
The majority (target = 90%) of Flex Pool revenues are distributed directly to participating DER owners as compensation for capacity reservation and activation. The exact percentage allocated to DER owners is defined at the protocol level and may be adjusted through governance to adjust pool attractiveness, reflect market conditions, device types, and regional requirements.
Protocol Revenue (Secondary Share)
The remaining portion (target = 10%) of Flex Pool revenues, after DER compensation, constitutes protocol revenue. This protocol revenue is distributed as follows:
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