The
European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER), in which
NERC also takes part, publishes the decisions in line with the EU Regulation
establishing a Guideline on Electricity Balancing, which aims to integrate
further the EU electricity balancing markets.
The
first decision sets the implementation framework for the European platform managing
the imbalance netting process. This framework provides the rules for optimizing
the imbalance netting process on a cross-border basis in Europe, turning the
voluntary cooperation among Transmission System Operators (TSOs) into
applicable rules for every TSOs in Continental Europe.
Imbalance
netting process includes a platform on which the TSO will coordinate its action on
the activation of reserves - in order to prevent two or more different TSOs
from activating reserves at the same time - one for reserve regulation
downwards, the other upwards.The
second decision regards the methodology establishing a list of standard
products for balancing capacity for frequency restoration reserves and
replacement reserves. The methodology provides the rules for an efficient
exchange, sharing and procurement of reserves on a cross-border basis in
Europe.
The
third decision concerns the methodology establishing a co-optimized allocation
process of cross-zonal capacity for the exchange of balancing capacity or sharing
of reserves, which should lead to an optimized allocation of cross-zonal
capacities to the day-ahead energy or balancing capacity markets and therefore
to maximize possible welfare gains and ensure efficient and optimal cross-zonal
transmission system capacity allocation.
Access to full decision by ACER regarding
imbalance netting process: link
Access to full decision by ACER
regarding the methodology establishing a list of standard products for
balancing capacity for frequency restoration reserves and replacement reserves:
link
Access to full decision by ACER
regarding the methodology establishing a co-optimised allocation process of
cross-zonal capacity for the exchange of balancing capacity or sharing of
reserves: link
