Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1485Show full title

TITLE 3 COMPLIANCE

CHAPTER 1 Roles and responsibilities

Article 54 Responsibility of the SGUs

1. Each SGU shall notify the TSO or DSO to which it has a connection point about any planned modification of its technical capabilities which could have an impact on its compliance with the requirements of this Regulation, prior to its execution.

2. Each SGU shall notify the TSO or DSO to which it has a connection point about any operational disturbance in its facility which could have an impact on its compliance with the requirements of this Regulation as soon as possible after its occurrence.

3. Each SGU shall notify the TSO or DSO to which it has a connection point of the planned test schedules and procedures to be followed for verifying the compliance of its facility with the requirements of this Regulation, in due time and prior to their launch. The TSO or DSO shall approve in advance and in a timely manner the planned test schedules and procedures and the approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Where the SGU has a connection point to the DSO and interacts, pursuant to paragraph 2, only with the DSO, the TSO shall be entitled to request from the concerned DSO any compliance testing results, which are relevant for the operational security of its transmission system.

4. Upon request from the TSO or DSO, pursuant to Article 41(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/631 and Article 35(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1388, the SGU shall carry out compliance tests and simulations in accordance with those Regulations at any time throughout the lifetime of its facility and in particular after any fault, modification or replacement of any equipment, which could have an impact on the facility's compliance with the requirements of this Regulation regarding the capability of the facility to achieve the values declared, the time requirements applicable to those values and the availability or contracted provision of ancillary services. Third parties providing demand response directly to the TSO, providers of redispatching of power generating modules or demand facilities by means of aggregation, and other providers of active power reserves shall ensure that the facilities in their portfolio comply with the requirements of this Regulation.

Article 55 Tasks of TSOs regarding system operation

Each TSO shall be responsible for the operational security of its control area and, in particular, it shall:

(a)

develop and implement network operation tools that are relevant for its control area and related to real-time operation and operational planning;

(b)

develop and deploy tools and solutions for the prevention and remedy of disturbances;

(c)

use services provided by third parties, through procurement when applicable, such as redispatching or countertrading, congestion management services, generation reserves and other ancillary services;

(d)

comply with the incidents classification scale adopted by ENTSO for Electricity in accordance with Article 8(3)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 714/2009 and submit to ENTSO for Electricity the information required to perform the tasks for producing the incidents classification scale; and

(e)

monitor on an annual basis the appropriateness of the network operation tools established pursuant to points (a) and (b) required to maintain operational security. Each TSO shall identify any appropriate improvements to those network operation tools, taking into account the annual reports prepared by ENTSO for Electricity based on the incidents classification scale in accordance with Article 15. Any identified enhancement shall be implemented subsequently by the TSO.

CHAPTER 2 Operational testing

Article 56 Purpose and responsibilities

1. Each TSO and each transmission-connected DSO or SGU may perform operational testing respectively of its transmission system elements and of their facilities under simulated operational conditions and for a limited period of time. When doing so, they shall provide notification in due time and prior to the test launch and shall minimise the effect on real-time system operation. The operational testing shall aim at providing:

(a) proof of compliance with all relevant technical and organisational operational provisions of this Regulation for a new transmission system element at its first entry into operation;

(b) proof of compliance with all relevant technical and organisational operational provisions of this Regulation for a new facility of the SGU or of DSO at its first entry into operation;

(c) proof of compliance with all relevant technical and organisational operational provisions of this Regulation upon any change of a transmission system element or a facility of the SGU or of the DSO, which is relevant for system operation;

(d) assessment of possible negative effects of a failure, short-circuit or other unplanned and unexpected incident in system operation, on the transmission system element, or on the facility of the SGU or of the DSO.

2. The results of the operational testing referred to in paragraph 1 shall be used by a TSO, DSO or a SGU, in order for:

(a) the TSO to ensure correct functioning of transmission system elements;

(b) the DSO and SGUs to ensure correct functioning of distribution systems and of the SGUs' facilities;

(c) the TSO, DSO or SGU to maintain existing and develop new operational practices;

(d) the TSO to ensure fulfilment of ancillary services;

(e) the TSO, DSO or SGU to acquire information about performance of transmission system elements and facilities of the SGUs and DSOs under any conditions and in compliance with all relevant operational provisions of this Regulation, in terms of:

(i)

controlled application of frequency or voltage variations aimed at gathering information on transmission system and elements' behaviour; and

(ii)

tests of operational practices in emergency state and restoration state.

3. Each TSO shall ensure that operational testing does not endanger the operational security of its transmission system. Any operational testing may be postponed or interrupted due to unplanned system conditions, or due to safety of personnel, of the general public, of the plant or apparatus being tested, or of transmission system elements or of the facilities of the DSO or SGU.

4. In the event of degradation of the state of the transmission system in which the operational testing is performed, the TSO of that transmission system shall be entitled to interrupt the operational testing. If conducting a test affects another TSO and its system state is also degraded, the TSO or SGU or DSO conducting the test shall, upon being informed by the TSO concerned, immediately cease the operational test.

5. Each TSO shall ensure that the results of relevant operational tests carried out together with all related analyses are:

(a) incorporated into the training and certification process of the employees in charge of real-time operation;

(b) used as inputs to the research and development process of ENTSO for Electricity; and

(c) used to improve operational practices including also those in emergency and restoration state.

Article 57 Performing operational tests and analysis

1. Each TSO or DSO to which the SGU has a connection point retains the right to test a SGU's compliance with the requirements of this Regulation, the SGU's expected input or output and the SGU's contracted provision of ancillary services at any time throughout the lifetime of the facility. The procedure for those operational tests shall be notified to the SGU by the TSO or DSO in due time prior to the launch of the operational test.

2. The TSO or DSO to which the SGU has a connection point shall publish the list of information and documents to be provided as well as the requirements to be fulfilled by the SGU for operational testing of compliance. Such list shall cover at least the following information:

(a) all documentation and equipment certificates to be provided by the SGU;

(b) details of the technical data of the SGU facility with relevance for the system operation;

(c) requirements for models for dynamic stability assessment; and

(d) studies by the SGU demonstrating expected outcome of the dynamic stability assessment, where applicable.

3. Where applicable, each TSO or DSO shall publish the allocation of responsibilities of the SGU and of the TSO or DSO for operational testing of compliance.