Derogation under Article 6(4) of the Electricity Regulation for NESO’s Demand Flexibility Service 2026
- Publication type:
- Decision
- Publication date:
- Topic:
- National Energy System Operator (NESO)
- Subtopic:
- Balancing supply and demand
This letter sets out our decision to approve amendments and extension to the derogation for the Demand Flexibility Service, in accordance with Article 6(14) of the Electricity Regulation.
On 30 January 2026, we received a proposal from National Energy System Operator (NESO) to extend and amend a derogation provided under Article 6(14) from a requirement of Article 6(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 (the Electricity Regulation), as amended by The Electricity and Gas (Internal Markets and Network Codes) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 for its Demand Flexibility Service (DFS), a balancing energy product.