SECTION VI BALANCING MARKET SETTLEMENT
CHAPTER 21 UPLIFT ACCOUNTS
Article 21.3 UA-2 Balancing Capacity Uplift Account

  1. The UA-2 Balancing Capacity Uplift Account shall be used to allocate the cost of the Balancing Capacity supplied by the Balancing Service Providers.

  2. The cost of Balancing Capacity supply in each Imbalance Settlement Period t, 𝐵𝐴𝐿𝐶𝐴𝑃𝑡, shall be charged to and allocated among the Balance Responsible Parties in proportion to the metered consumption of their Offtake Facilities in the Interconnected System in each Imbalance Settlement Period t, as follows:
    UPLIFT2p,t =BALCAPt×MQp,t∑pMQp,t

    where:

    BALCAPtThe total remuneration of all Balancing Service Entities e for the Balancing Capacity supplied for upward and downward FCR, aFRR, and mFRR during an Imbalance Settlement Period t.
    MQp,tthe offtake (calculated at the Transmission System - Distribution Network Limit) in MWh that corresponds to the Offtake Facilitiesof the Interconnected System per Balance Responsible Party p for an Imbalance Settlement Period t.