Decision on the common settlement rules for intended and unintended exchanges of energy between synchronous areas under the EBGL Regulation

On 15 June 2019, we received two proposals from all asynchronously connected Transmission System Operators (TSOs)  in accordance with Article 50(4) and Article 51(2) of Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2195  establishing a guideline on electricity balancing (the EBGL Regulation). These proposals respectively are:

(a) common settlement rules for intended exchanges of energy between synchronous areas as a result of the frequency containment process and of ramping restrictions (the settlement rules for intended energy exchanges); and

(b) common settlement rules for all unintended exchanges of energy between synchronous areas (the settlement rules for unintended energy exchanges). 

This letter sets out our decision to request amendments to the settlement rules for intended energy exchanges in accordance with Article 6(1) of the EBGL Regulation and to approve the settlement rules for unintended energy exchanges in accordance with Article 5(3)(m) of the EBGL Regulation. This letter furthermore outlines the necessary next steps that must be taken.