Volume of settled regulating, reserve and emergency capacity

Context
For each date and each Programme Time Unit (PTU), the table entitled 'Volume of settled regulating, reserve and emergency capacity' shows the volumes that TenneT settles with suppliers of regulating, reserve and emergency capacity on the basis of the use by TenneT for the purpose of maintaining and restoring the balance.

The tables are classified in the following categories:

Downward adjustment < 0, energy from TenneT to suppliers:

• downward adjustment reserve: based on the dispatch of reserve capacity bids
• downward adjustment capacity: based on the use of regulating capacity bids through load frequency control

• upward adjustment capacity: based on the use of regulating capacity bids through load frequency control
• upward adjustment reserve: based on the dispatch of reserve capacity bids
• emergency capacity: based on the use of emergency capacity

Totals:

• volume: the absolute volume of energy settled by TenneT with suppliers
• balance: the balance of energy settled by TenneT with suppliers:
  • balance > 0 net suppletion
  • balance < 0 net absorption

When
The information for volume of settled regulating, reserve and emergency capacity is published daily at 15.00 hrs (CET). Unit The publication is in kWh per PTU.

Update
Emergency capacity used is preliminary data. The definitive value will be update within ten working days.

Availability
The information will be online available for 2 years. The information the Volume of settled regulating, reserve and emergency capacity can be consulted by selecting a date via the pool down menu or by entering a date (mm/dd/yyyy).

Historical data
Data before the 26th of March 2009, can be found here.

Publication requirement
In publishing this information TenneT is implementing section 4.4.5 of the "Report on Transparency".