Reactive power can cause energy losses and damage to electrical equipment within the electricity grid. That’s why Alliander and GOPACS are launching a pilot project to compensate reactive power in areas where it poses a bottleneck. In this pilot, we will explore how to manage reactive power by smartly utilizing controllable capacity from connected customers.

With a mandatory bidding contract, you commit to making flexible capacity available at certain times. This means that you can reduce your electricity consumption or increase your production at pre-agreed times to help alleviate congestion on the grid.

When bids are specifically requested in congestion situations (intraday), we refer to this as free bids via redispatch, commonly known as redispatch.

Depending on the time when the capacity is needed, there are several options available.

Market parties that have a capacity limitation contract with a grid operator submit a bid, as agreed, to reduce their power output.