Capacity Market Only

The Frequency Containment Reserve (FCR) is designed to manage minor imbalances in the system. Services are automatically offered by FCR providers as required.

FCR
Capacity MarketGate-Opening-Time: 11 o'clock, d-7, Gate-Closure-Time: 8 o'clock, d-1, Product length: 4 hours, 6 windows per day
Energy Market-
Core ShareCore shares and cross border capacities are determined for the individual Load-Frequency Control blocks
Minimum offer capacity1 MW
Maximum offer capacity25 MW
PoolingPossible inside balancing area
Indivisible offerIndivisible offer possible
CompensationCapacity price
ActivationAutomatic activation
Activation periodFull activation within 30 seconds
Period to be covered per incident15 minutes
BackupBackup not possible
Symmetrical/AsymmetricalSymmetrical
Deadband∆f = ±10 mHz: from 49.99 Hz to 50.01 Hz