{"id":882,"date":"2025-10-03T12:16:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T11:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gopacs.eu\/en\/products\/clc-t-copy-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T13:46:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:46:56","slug":"redispatch","status":"publish","type":"products","link":"https:\/\/www.gopacs.eu\/en\/products\/redispatch\/","title":{"rendered":"Redispatch"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stay in control with redispatch<\/h1>\n
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How does redispatch work?<\/h2>\n

Redispatch is a measure used by grid operators to prevent overload on the electricity grid. It involves adjusting production and consumption intraday, within the same day.<\/p>\n

Imagine a grid operator sees that too much power is being fed into a certain area by solar or wind. This could overload the local grid. Through GOPACS, the operator then issues buy-orders: parties in that area are asked to reduce generation or increase consumption.<\/p>\n

At the same time, the national grid must remain balanced. That\u2019s why the operator looks for a counter-order (sell-order) outside the congested area. That party will increase generation or reduce consumption. This creates equilibrium: locally the bottleneck is solved, and nationally the grid remains stable.<\/p>\n

The matching of these bids is done automatically via GOPACS. Market participants that provide their flexibility receive financial compensation, based on their bid.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Why participate in redispatch?<\/h2>\n

Companies earn revenue whenever their flexibility is actually used. You decide your own price by submitting a bid. GOPACS compares all offers and selects the most cost-efficient solution. This way you get paid for making your flexible capacity available.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Who is redispatch interesting for?<\/h2>\n

Redispatch is attractive for companies that can adjust their consumption or generation at short notice. For example, a cold storage facility can lower temperatures in advance and then reduce consumption for a few hours. On the production side, wind and solar farms or growers with CHP units can adjust their output relatively easily. Flexibility thus generates benefits not only for the company itself but also for the grid.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Does redispatch fit my company?<\/h2>\n

Redispatch can be an attractive way to deploy flexible capacity. Whether it fits your business depends on financial considerations and how well you can steer your production. Below we list the key benefits and points of attention. <\/p>\n

Flexible participation: you decide when and how much capacity to offer.<\/div>\n
Financial benefit: successful bids generate compensation per MWh.<\/div>\n
No long-term commitments: participation is voluntary and on a per-bid basis.<\/div>\n
Market-oriented: creates opportunities to respond to price signals and congestion issues.<\/div>\n
Uncertainty of activation: bids are not always accepted, making income less predictable.<\/div>\n
Fast response required: processes must be technically and organizationally adaptable intraday.<\/div>\n
Complexity: often requires technical systems for bidding and asset control.<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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Redispatch in 6 steps<\/h2>\n
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1. Register with GOPACS<\/h3>\n

Let GOPACS guide you through the registration process and the required steps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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2. Select a CSP<\/h3>\n

Choose a Congestion Service Provider to handle bidding, control, and settlement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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3. Make your connection measurable<\/h3>\n

Ensure reliable (near) real-time measurement and control, for example via an EMS or telemetry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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4. Submit a redispatch bid<\/h3>\n

Place a buy\/sell bid through a connected trading platform, including volume, price, and time window.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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5. Adjust capacity<\/h3>\n

When activated, follow the instruction (increase\/decrease consumption or injection) and log the delivered flexibility.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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6. Receive payment<\/h3>\n

After verification of the delivered MWh, payment is made according to your bid via the market or CSP settlement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Get started with Redispatch<\/h3>\n

Join redispatch and earn by using your flexibility smartly. Benefit from attractive compensations while contributing to a reliable electricity supply.<\/p>\n

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Redispatch in practice<\/h2>\n

1. Wind farm shuts down part of its turbines<\/h4>\n

A flock of protected birds passes through an area with wind turbines. A local wind producer must shut down part of the turbines and therefore generates less power than expected. To meet demand, electricity has to come from outside the area. The grid operator expects this will cause problems at one of the substations \u2013 overload is imminent.<\/p>\n

2. Cold storage facility delays cooling<\/h4>\n

The grid operator issues a GOPACS market message asking for Sell-orders: producers should temporarily generate more and\/or consumers should use less. A local cold storage facility responds to this request and delays cooling. The electricity they save (by consuming less than contracted) is offered as a Sell-order.<\/p>\n

3. Grower reduces CHP output<\/h4>\n

A grower outside the congestion area decides to generate less power with his CHP unit. This saves on gas costs, but he now lacks electricity for lighting. He buys this power (at a favorable price) with a Buy-order.<\/p>\n

4. Win-win<\/h4>\n

Both the cold storage facility and the grower receive a favorable price for their electricity. GOPACS matches buy and sell orders by finding prices as close as possible to each other. The difference between the buy and sell price is called the spread<\/a>. This spread is covered by the grid operator.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n

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Balance<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/summary>\n
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On the electricity grid, balance refers to the continuous equilibrium between electricity generation and consumption. This balance is essential for a stable and reliable grid. If generation and consumption are not aligned, deviations in frequency and voltage occur, which can lead to wear or damage to installations.<\/p>\n

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Buy-Order (redispatch)<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/summary>\n
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A buy order is a bid in which a market party offers to temporarily increase electricity consumption or reduce generation compared to its original schedule. Buy orders are used in the redispatch<\/a> process to resolve expected congestion within 24 hours (intraday).<\/p>\n

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Counter bid<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/summary>\n
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A counter bid is the order placed outside the congestion area to maintain the national balance<\/a> on the electricity grid. Together, the bid and counter bid (buy and sell) resolve a congestion situation without creating imbalance. The counter bid is an essential part of the redispatch<\/a> process.<\/p>\n

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Effectivity<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/summary>\n
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In the context of redispatch, effectivity <\/strong>refers to the extent to which a flexibility bid within a congestion area contributes to resolving local congestion. Since electricity flows freely across the grid, not every change in consumption or production has the same impact on a specific bottleneck. A solution located physically close to the congested part of the grid will generally have a greater effect than one further away.<\/p>\n

Within GOPACS, the effect of a specific bid on the power flow and direction across a congested net element is calculated. A bid with high effectivity \u2013 with a value close to or equal to 1 \u2013 significantly reduces congestion, while a bid with an effectivity of 0 has no effect. Effectivity is determined in advance by the grid operator using network calculations and is recorded in an effectivity matrix<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Energy Trading Platform<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/summary>\n
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On the congestion market, trading platforms are digital marketplaces where market parties trade flexible capacity via redispatch<\/a> to help resolve grid congestion. These platforms facilitate electricity trading and enable participants to submit bids to increase or decrease their energy production or consumption, depending on the needs of the grid. This allows them to manage risks and capture value from market opportunities.<\/p>\n

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Market Announcement<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/summary>\n
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A market announcement is a request for CSPs to submit a redispatch<\/a> or flex offer on one of the connected trading platforms. These bids are submitted as buy and sell orders, both inside and outside the congestion area.<\/p>\n

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Spread (redispatch)<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/summary>\n
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The spread is the price difference between a buy order<\/a> and a sell order<\/a> used in redispatch<\/a> to resolve congestion. This difference arises because market parties set their own bid prices.<\/p>\n

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Other forms of flexible power<\/h2>\n
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Flexibility is delivered at fixed, pre-agreed moments. This provides certainty and yields a fixed availability fee.<\/p>\n

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Contract on request
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Flexibility is only requested when the grid is at risk of overload. You receive a fee per time you are called upon.<\/p>\n

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With every market request you are obliged to place a flex-bid. The income depends on market prices.<\/p>\n

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You offer flexibility whenever it suits you. Successful bids generate a fee per activated megawatt hour.<\/p>\n

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