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Table 7.2: Descriptions of WDOs requirements

WDOs CRITERIA

AT, BE/LU, DE AND NL MEETS ALL THE WDOs CRITERIA

Description of ensuring that the WDOs and their charges do not pose any barriers on cross-border trade and new NU entering the market (ART. 26.2A) .

The charges are very small and only applicable in less scenarios (only short-positions). It lies within the balance responsible party’s own hands if the balancing incentive charges apply.

AT

BE/LU

Charges are proportional to the balancing position

https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Service-Funktionen/Beschlusskammern/1BK-Geschaeftszeichen-Datenbank/BK7-GZ/2014/20 14_0001bis0999/2014_001bis099/BK7-14-0020_BKV/BK7-14-020_Beschluss_englisch.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3 (page 63–64)

DE

The Dutch code process involves all stakeholders and the results are laid down in this NRA-decision: https://www.acm.nl/nl/publicaties/publicatie/12879/Implementatie-Netcode-Balancing/

NL

Description of ensuring that adequate information is provided to NU before a potential WD charge is applied (ART. 26.2B) .

At least hourly information on the status of the balancing portfolio, starting with the initial nominations at 2 pm for the next gasday. Imbalances are communicated immediately (IMBNOT response) and the market participants have the possibility to balance them- selves within the respective lead time.

AT

Network user receive every hour an update on their provisional (for past hours) or forecasted (for coming hours) balancing position for the whole gas day. Information for the next gas day (D + 1) is available as from 15 h on gas day D

BE/LU

https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Service-Funktionen/Beschlusskammern/1BK-Geschaeftszeichen-Datenbank/BK7-GZ/2014/20 14_0001bis0999/2014_001bis099/BK7-14-0020_BKV/BK7-14-020_Beschluss_englisch.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3

DE

The Dutch code process involves all stakeholders and the results are laid down in this NRA-decision: https://www.acm.nl/nl/publicaties/publicatie/12879/Implementatie-Netcode-Balancing/

NL

Description of ensuring that the main costs for NUs in relation to their balancing obligations relate to their position at the end of the gas day (ART. 26.2C) .

AT

Finally the sum of the balancing incentive mark-up is returned to the network users via lower tariffs in regard to the TSO.

Settlement only to bring global market position to threshold value, no settlement to 0. Thresholds defined such that WDO balancing actions remain an exception while ensuring the integrity of the transmission network

BE/LU

https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Service-Funktionen/Beschlusskammern/1BK-Geschaeftszeichen-Datenbank/BK7-GZ/2014/20 14_0001bis0999/2014_001bis099/BK7-14-0020_BKV/BK7-14-020_Beschluss_englisch.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3 (page 66–69)

DE

The Dutch code process involves all stakeholders and the results are laid down in this NRA-decision: https://www.acm.nl/nl/publicaties/publicatie/12879/Implementatie-Netcode-Balancing/

NL

Description of ensuring that WDO charges are cost reflective (ART. 26.2D) .

If the MAM does not need to take measures for physical balancing, the sum of the balancing incentive mark-up is returned to the network users via lower tariffs.

AT

BE/LU

Imbalance charge price is determined using provisions of article 22

https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Service-Funktionen/Beschlusskammern/1BK-Geschaeftszeichen-Datenbank/BK7-GZ/2014/20 14_0001bis0999/2014_001bis099/BK7-14-0020_BKV/BK7-14-020_Beschluss_englisch.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3 (page 69–73)

DE

The Dutch code process involves all stakeholders and the results are laid down in this NRA-decision: https://www.acm.nl/nl/publicaties/publicatie/12879/Implementatie-Netcode-Balancing/

NL

Description of ensuring that WDO do not result in NU being financially settled to a position of zero during the gas day (ART. 26.2E) .

Differences from not successful Balancing Actions of MAM can result to an Carry Forward Account which will be balanced on the next possible auction.

AT

Settlement only to bring global market position to threshold value and each grid user is settled proportionally to its contribution to theimbalance.

BE/LU

https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Service-Funktionen/Beschlusskammern/1BK-Geschaeftszeichen-Datenbank/BK7-GZ/2014/20 14_0001bis0999/2014_001bis099/BK7-14-0020_BKV/BK7-14-020_Beschluss_englisch.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3 (page 73)

DE

The Dutch code process involves all stakeholders and the results are laid down in this NRA-decision: https://www.acm.nl/nl/publicaties/publicatie/12879/Implementatie-Netcode-Balancing/

NL

The benefits of introducing WDO for TSO outweigh any potential negative impacts (of NU), incl. liquidity of trades at VTP (ART. 26.2F) .

If the MAM does not need to take measures for physical balancing, the sum of the balancing incentive mark-up is returned to the network users via lower tariffs. So the costs have to be carried by those BGRs, who caused the imbalances (and used the available infrastructure more than all the others).

AT

Due to the characteristics of the BeLux market (high transit), it is requested that network users follow their balancing position hour after hour. It is mandatory for network integrity.

BE/LU

https://www.bundesnetzagentur.de/DE/Service-Funktionen/Beschlusskammern/1BK-Geschaeftszeichen-Datenbank/BK7-GZ/2014/20 14_0001bis0999/2014_001bis099/BK7-14-0020_BKV/BK7-14-020_Beschluss_englisch.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3 (page 74)

DE

The Dutch code process involves all stakeholders and the results are laid down in this NRA-decision: https://www.acm.nl/nl/publicaties/publicatie/12879/Implementatie-Netcode-Balancing/

NL

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