
Capacity Limitation Contract (day-ahead)
1Market parties that have a capacity limitation contract with a grid operator submit a bid, as agreed, to reduce their power output.
GOPACS is a marketplace for ancillary services in the field of congestion management. The name stands for Grid Operators Platform for Ancillary Services. The platform is the tool used by grid operators to reduce capacity shortages on the electricity grid, also known as congestion.
The platform helps keep the electricity grid reliable and affordable. GOPACS is a collaboration of the Dutch grid operators working together on congestion management. This form of cooperation is unique within Europe.
GOPACS offers several advantages for grid operators:
Participation in the congestion market via affiliated trading platforms allows large businesses to actively contribute to managing the electricity grid on the day the volume is needed (intraday). This can be done through a bidding obligation contract or through free redispatch.