Congestion is the situation where the demand for transmission of electricity exceeds the available transmission capacity. So there is a shortage of transmission capacity on the power grid. Congestion is also called transportation scarcity or shortage of transportation capacity.
Als dit structureel, is zal denetbeheerderde capaciteit van het elektriciteitsnet verzwaren of het net uitbreiden. This process takes several years. In the meantime, through innovative methods to prevent and/or reduce congestion in the grid, the grid operator is trying to. Eén van die innovatieve methodes isGOPACS.
