CSC-A
1With a CSC-A agreement you may be asked to increase or reduce your use of transport capacity during peak times.
For customers with a connection above 100MW, flexible capacity is now an integral part of the business case. In an energy market that is becoming more volatile and where grid capacity is the limiting factor, controllable capacity is transforming from an operational variable into a strategic asset.
Unlocking the value of flexible capacity occurs in logical, interlocking layers. The underlying market architecture ensures that these different revenue streams reinforce rather than limit each other:
The foundation lies in supporting national grid stability (FCR, aFRR, mFRR). By making capacity available for frequency containment, you receive a fixed availability fee without jeopardizing primary security of supply on-site.
On top of the balancing services, you determine the commercial course via the active trading markets – ETPA, EPEX SPOT, and soon Nord Pool. Smart algorithms adjust your positions in real-time, ensuring you benefit from the most favorable price points for your process right up until delivery.
When a trading bid also resolves a local bottleneck on the TenneT grid, this bid is settled as Redispatch. In doing so, you capitalize on the spread caused by local scarcity on top of your trading result; transport constraints thus become an opportunity for additional value creation.
Complex industrial sites are increasingly transforming fragmented assets into a single powerful, aggregated control instrument.
By pooling flexible capacity from various installations on a GDS site, you create a robust bidding volume for the congestion market. This enables you as a manager to take control of the total energy balance on the premises.
Multiple Suppliers on a Single Connection (MLOEA) offers the space to trade flexibility independently of the main supplier. Complex administrative settlements between parties are handled automatically and flawlessly in the background.
Standardized API interfaces link local EMS systems to market protocols in real-time. This automation acts as the invisible link ensuring that the deployment of flexible capacity runs smoothly, while the technical limits of your installation always remain leading.
The transition to proactive capacity management offers new opportunities through the introduction of the CSC. This dynamic contract will eventually replace static agreements and provides the necessary room for active control on the high-voltage grid.
The CSC facilitates the profitable integration of modern assets, such as large-scale battery storage and electrolyzers, by flexibly aligning transport capacity with current market demand and grid space. This secures the operational freedom of your site and anchors flexibility as a structural part of your long-term strategy.
The path to an optimized flex strategy is both a technical and commercial process, where the continuity of the primary operation is always the starting point:
Identify which industrial processes have a ‘deadband’ in time, temperature, or output. By mapping exactly where power can shift or be temporarily curtailed without harming production quality, you determine the actual commercial leeway. This forms the basis for your bidding strategy and prevents market activities from interfering with your primary business operations.
Validate with your Balance Responsible Party (BRP) or Congestion Service Provider (CSP) to what extent they unlock the full ‘congestion layer’. It is essential that your partner not only acts on the trading markets but is also directly connected to the available market platforms for redispatch. A good partner advises on the optimal distribution between balancing services and congestion management for your specific asset portfolio.
The value of flexible capacity is determined by the speed and reliability of the response. Ensure a robust, API-based link between your local control (EMS) and the grid operator’s market protocols. This automation enables you to respond in real-time and without error to price and congestion signals, maximizing the value of every megawatt while safeguarding the technical limits of your installations.
Whether you’re a producer or a consumer, we’re happy to think along with you. We’ll support you in taking the first steps, help you quickly connect with the right contacts, and guide you through the rules and opportunities of flexible capacity.
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