SECTION IV INTEGRATED SCHEDULING PROCESS
CHAPTER 11 BALANCING CAPACITY OFFERS TO THE ISP
Article 11.1 Submission of Balancing Capacity Offers to the ISP

  1. Balancing Capacity Offers represent the intention to provide reserves for the Balancing Capacity products referred to in Article 8.2(7) of this Rulebook:

    a) Upward and downward FCR,

    b) Upward and downward aFRR, and

    c) Upward and downward mFRR.

  2. The Balancing Service Providers representing Dispatchable Generating Units that are registered with the Balancing Market Generating Units Registry are obliged to submit to the ISP, for each Balancing Capacity product, on condition that they possess the relevant technical capacity:

    a) an upward Balancing Capacity Offer per Balancing Service Entity for each Dispatch Period of the Dispatch Day, for a total upward Balancing Capacity quantity that corresponds to the Registered Characteristics (Maximum contribution to FCR, Maximum contribution to aFRR, Maximum contribution to mFRR) and

    b) a downward Balancing Capacity Offer per Balancing Service Entity for each Dispatch Period of the Dispatch Day, for a total downward Balancing Capacity amount corresponding to its Registered Characteristics (Maximum contribution to FCR, Maximum contribution to aFRR, Maximum contribution to mFRR).

  3. The Producers representing pumped storage Dispatchable hydro Generating Units are obliged to submit separate Balancing Capacity Offers for generation and pumping. The submission of Balancing Capacity Offers for the pumping operation is not obligatory.

  4. The Producers representing Dispatchable Multi-Shaft Combined Cycle Generating Units are required to submit separate Balancing Capacity Offers for each configuration of their Units.

  5. The Balancing Service Providers representing Dispatchable RES Units Portfolios are entitled to submit to the ISP for each Balancing Capacity product:

    a) an upward Balancing Capacity Offer per Balancing Service Entity for each Dispatch Period of the Dispatch Day, for a quantity no greater than the Registered Characteristics (Maximum contribution to FCR, Maximum contribution to aFRR, Maximum contribution to mFRR), and

    b) a downward Balancing Capacity Offer per Balancing Service Entity for each Dispatch Period of the Dispatch Day, for a quantity no greater than the Registered Characteristics (Maximum contribution to FCR, Maximum contribution to aFRR, Maximum contribution to mFRR).

  6. The Balancing Service Providers representing Dispatchable Load Portfolios are entitled to submit to the ISP for each Balancing Power Product:

    a) an upward Balancing Capacity Offer per Balancing Service Entity for each Dispatch Period of the Dispatch Day, for a quantity no greater than its Registered Characteristics (Maximum contribution to FCR, Maximum contribution to aFRR, Maximum contribution to mFRR).

    b) a downward Balancing Capacity Offer per Balancing Service Entity for each Dispatch Period of the Dispatch Day, for a quantity no greater than its Registered Characteristics (Maximum contribution to FCR, Maximum contribution to aFRR, Maximum contribution to mFRR).

  7. The offers submitted to the ISP shall be taken into consideration for the execution of ISP1, ISP2 and ISP3, as well as for any ad-hoc ISP. A re-submission of Offers before ISP2 and ISP3 or for any ad hoc ISP is not allowed.

  8. Details of how to submit Balancing Capacity Offers to ISP are described in the Technical Decision “Integrated Scheduling Process”.