Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2019 on the internal market for electricity (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

7.Regional sizing of reserve capacityU.K.

7.1Regional coordination centres shall calculate the reserve capacity requirements for the system operation region. The determination of reserve capacity requirements shall:U.K.

(a)

pursue the general objective to maintain operational security in the most cost effective manner;

(b)

be performed at the day-ahead or intraday timeframe, or both;

(c)

calculate the overall amount of required reserve capacity for the system operation region;

(d)

determine minimum reserve capacity requirements for each type of reserve capacity;

(e)

take into account possible substitutions between different types of reserve capacity with the aim to minimise the costs of procurement;

(f)

set out the necessary requirements for the geographical distribution of required reserve capacity, if any.