1. PICASSO Electricity Balancing Stakeholder Group
aFRR Platform Implementation Project
Electricity Balancing Stakeholder Group
5th March 2018

2. TOP 1. Involved TSOs

3. 1. Involved TSOs Current Members and Observes of PICASSO MEMBERS
Country
TSO
Austria
APG
Belgium
Elia
Czech Republic
ČEPS
Denmark
Energinet
Finland
FINGRID
France
RTE
Germany
TenneT GmbH
TransetBW
50HERTZ
AMPRION
Norway
STATNETT
Netherlands
TenneT BV
Slovenia
ELES
Spain
REE
Sweden
SVENSKA KRAFTNÄT
OBSERVERS
Country
TSO
Bulgaria
ESO
Croatia
HOPS
Greece
ADMIE
Poland
PSE
Portugal
REN
Romania
TRANSELECTRICA
Slovakia
SEPS
Switzerland
SWISSGRID
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4. TOP 2. aFRR and mFRR Implementation Framework Submission Timeline

5. Stakeholder Workshops
2. aFRR and mFRR Implementation Framework Submission Timeline
Overview
Implementation Framework Drafting
Finalization on the Implementation Framework
IF Provision to NRAs
TSOs
TSOs
TSOs
Public Consultation – 2 Months
Stakeholders
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Stakeholder Workshops
Stakeholder Workshop
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6. TOP 2. Consultation Summary

7. Consultation Feedback
General Statistics I
Countries of Presence:
There were released consultation questionnaire including 67 questions, across 58 stakeholders from 13 countries.
The market roles of stakeholders were identified by themselves to 6 categories.
Majority of stakeholders is presented in Germany and Austria, and major role is the generation.
Countries of Origin:
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8. Consultation Feedback
General Statistics II
There were identified 2 size categories by aFRR capacity available:
medium (5-50 MW)
large (over 50 MW)
10 stakeholders did not provide an answer
Countries of Origin
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9. Minimum Bid Size & Bid Granularity
Consultation Feedback
Standard Product
Full Activation Time
Most stakeholders are currently active in countries with a 5 min FAT and expressed their preference to keep this FAT. Impact on capacity procurement costs is pointed out by BSPs active in countries with a FAT currently larger than 5 minutes.
Minimum Bid Size & Bid Granularity
The majority of stakeholders are in favor of a 1 MW minimum bid size and bid granularity.
Bid Validity Period
Stakeholders preference of bid validity period varies greatly from 15 min to 4 hours.

10. Balancing Energy Pricing Period
Consultation Feedback
Processes
Bidding, BEGCT & BEGOT
The input from stakeholders varies greatly. Main considerations are: possibility to re-use flexibility, protection of ID market, technical and operational feasibility, closeness to real-time.
Many stakeholders answered that they would need >15 min to re-offer released bids.
In regards of BEGOT, most stakeholders expressed for preference of BEGOT between 24 and 48 hours.
Pricing & Settlement
In general, concept of XB-MP in combination with proportional cost sharing is acceptable for stakeholders. More information should be provided on settlement input (price and volume)
Balancing Energy Pricing Period
Stakeholders generally preferred a quarter-hour BEPP, mainly due to the increased simplicity and transparency. Concerns with the quarter hour BEPP are mostly the risk for high imbalance prices.
Volume Determination
Stakeholders have expressed their preference for the volume determination to be harmonized or to be made consistent

11. TSO-TSO Exchange and FRCE adjustment
Consultation Feedback
TSO-TSO Exchange, CM and CBA
TSO-TSO Exchange and FRCE adjustment
Stakeholder generally agreed with the proposed solution, with no big issues raised. More information was requested and should be communicated in the proposal for settlement for intended exchange in regards to FRCE adjustment.
Congestion Management
There is a general agreement among stakeholders to use the remaining cross-zonal capacities after intraday for exchange of balancing energy, with a clarification that limiting the ATC as proposed by the PICASSO project should only be done to reflect the actual ATC on the zonal border and not to solve internal congestions. Internal congestions should be handled by marking bids as unavailable.
Cost Benefit Analysis
Stakeholders are highly interested in the assumptions, calculations and results, which they asked to be published and discussed with market parties. However, stakeholders believe that no decision should be taken based solely on the results of the CBA since the assumptions may largely affect the results.

12. Transparency & Information Publishing
Consultation Feedback
Transparency, Intermediate Versions and Other Topics.
Transparency & Information Publishing
Stakeholder do not foresee any particular issues with transparency & publishing of information. There exists a preference for publication as fast as possible before the 30 min deadline as well as harmonization at ENTSOE level.
Intermediate Version
Stakeholders generally support the idea of intermediate versions and acknowledge the advantages. Stakeholders requested more precise descriptions of possible intermediate versions, and emphasize that they must have a true direction towards the end goal of the final platform.