MARKETS
Balancing markets
Information based on provisional data from 8 April, 2022
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The balancing markets (secondary control, tertiary control, replacement reserve and secondary control power avoided through the use of the European platform for secondary control imbalance netting) had total energy requirements of 10,305 GWh. Of this total, 56.5 % corresponded to upward energy managed and the remaining 43.5 % to the downward energy managed.
The largest energy requirements were covered by tertiary and replacement reserve. Noteworthy is the significant share of renewable generation in these services.
Evolution of energy requirements covered through balancing energy
Prices of balancing energy
TWh
Tertiary control. Breakdown by technology. Annual total
MWh
Replacement reserve (RR). Breakdown of allocations by technology. Annual total
MWh
Electricity markets
Energy and prices scheduled for security reasons
Electricity markets
Voluntary price for small consumers (VPSC)