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Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/1485 of 2 August 2017 establishing a guideline on electricity transmission system operation (Text with EEA relevance)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 1.Subject matter

    2. Article 2.Scope

    3. Article 3.Definitions

    4. Article 4.Objectives and regulatory aspects

    5. Article 5.Terms and conditions or methodologies of TSOs

    6. Article 6.Approval of terms and conditions or methodologies of TSOs

    7. Article 7.Amendments to the terms and conditions or methodologies of TSOs

    8. Article 8.Publication on internet

    9. Article 9.Recovery of costs

    10. Article 10.Stakeholder involvement

    11. Article 11.Public consultation

    12. Article 12.Confidentiality obligations

    13. Article 13.Agreements with TSOs not bound by this Regulation

    14. Article 14.Monitoring

    15. Article 15.Annual report on operational security indicators

    16. Article 16.Annual report on load-frequency control

    17. Article 17.Annual report on regional coordination assessment

  3. PART II OPERATIONAL SECURITY

    1. TITLE 1 OPERATIONAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

      1. CHAPTER 1 System states, remedial actions and operational security limits

        1. Article 18.Classification of system states

        2. Article 19.Monitoring and determination of system states by TSOs

        3. Article 20.Remedial actions in system operation

        4. Article 21.Principles and criteria applicable to remedial actions

        5. Article 22.Categories of remedial actions

        6. Article 23.Preparation, activation and coordination of remedial actions

        7. Article 24.Availability of TSO's means, tools and facilities

        8. Article 25.Operational security limits

        9. Article 26.Security plan for critical infrastructure protection

      2. CHAPTER 2 Voltage control and reactive power management

        1. Article 27.Obligations of all TSOs regarding voltage limits

        2. Article 28.Obligations of SGUs concerning voltage control and reactive power management in system operation

        3. Article 29.Obligations of all TSOs concerning voltage control and reactive power management in system operation

      3. CHAPTER 3 Short-circuit current management

        1. Article 30.Short-circuit current

        2. Article 31.Short-circuit current calculation and related measures

      4. CHAPTER 4 Power flow management

        1. Article 32.Power flow limits

      5. CHAPTER 5 Contingency analysis and handling

        1. Article 33.Contingency lists

        2. Article 34.Contingency analysis

        3. Article 35.Contingency handling

      6. CHAPTER 6 Protection

        1. Article 36.General requirements on protection

        2. Article 37.Special protection schemes

        3. Article 38.Dynamic stability monitoring and assessment

        4. Article 39.Dynamic stability management

    2. TITLE 2 DATA EXCHANGE

      1. CHAPTER 1 General requirements on data exchange

        1. Article 40.Organisation, roles, responsibilities and quality of data exchange

      2. ... ...

        1. Article 41.Structural and forecast data exchange

        2. Article 42.Real-time data exchange

      3. CHAPTER 3 Data exchange between TSOs and DSOs within the TSO's control area

        1. Article 43.Structural data exchange

        2. Article 44.Real-time data exchange

      4. CHAPTER 4 Data exchange between TSOs, owners of interconnectors or other lines and power generating modules connected to the transmission system

        1. Article 45.Structural data exchange

        2. Article 46.Scheduled data exchange

        3. Article 47.Real-time data exchange

      5. CHAPTER 5 Data exchange between TSOs, DSOs and distribution-connected power generating modules

        1. Article 48.Structural data exchange

        2. Article 49.Scheduled data exchange

        3. Article 50.Real-time data exchange

        4. Article 51.Data exchange between TSOs and DSOs concerning significant power generating modules

      6. CHAPTER 6 Data exchange between TSOs and demand facilities

        1. Article 52.Data exchange between TSOs and transmission-connected demand facilities

        2. Article 53.Data exchange between TSOs and distribution-connected demand facilities or third parties participating in demand response

    3. TITLE 3 COMPLIANCE

      1. CHAPTER 1 Roles and responsibilities

        1. Article 54.Responsibility of the SGUs

        2. Article 55.Tasks of TSOs regarding system operation

      2. CHAPTER 2 Operational testing

        1. Article 56.Purpose and responsibilities

        2. Article 57.Performing operational tests and analysis

    4. TITLE 4 TRAINING

      1. Article 58.Training program

      2. Article 59.Training conditions

      3. Article 60.Training coordinators and trainers

      4. Article 61.Certification of system operator employees in charge of real-time operation

      5. Article 62.Common language for communication between the system operator employees in charge of real time operation

      6. Article 63.Cooperation between TSOs on training

  4. PART III OPERATIONAL PLANNING

    1. TITLE 1 DATA FOR OPERATIONAL SECURITY ANALYSIS IN OPERATIONAL PLANNING

      1. Article 64.General provisions regarding individual and common grid models

      2. Article 65.Year-ahead scenarios

      3. Article 66.Year-ahead individual grid models

      4. Article 67.Year-ahead common grid models

      5. Article 68.Updates of year-ahead individual and common grid models

      6. Article 69.Week-ahead individual and common grid models

      7. Article 70.Methodology for building day-ahead and intraday common grid models

      8. Article 71.Quality control for grid models

    2. TITLE 2 OPERATIONAL SECURITY ANALYSIS

      1. Article 72.Operational security analysis in operational planning

      2. Article 73.Year-ahead up to and including week-ahead operational security analysis

      3. Article 74.Day-ahead, intraday and close to real-time operational security analysis

      4. Article 75.Methodology for coordinating operational security analysis

      5. Article 76.Proposal for regional operational security coordination

      6. Article 77.Organisation for regional operational security coordination

      7. Article 78.Regional operational security coordination

      8. Article 79.Common grid model building

      9. Article 80.Regional outage coordination

      10. Article 81.Regional adequacy assessment

    3. TITLE 3 OUTAGE COORDINATION

      1. CHAPTER 1 Outage planning agents, relevant assets

        1. Article 82.Outage coordination objective

        2. Article 83.Regional coordination

        3. Article 84.Methodology for assessing the relevance of assets for outage coordination

        4. Article 85.Lists of relevant power generating modules and relevant demand facilities

        5. Article 86.Update of the lists of relevant power generating modules and relevant demand facilities

        6. Article 87.Lists of relevant grid elements

        7. Article 88.Update of the list of relevant grid elements

        8. Article 89.Appointment of outage planning agents

        9. Article 90.Treatment of relevant assets located in a distribution system or in a closed distribution system

      2. CHAPTER 2 Development and update of availability plans of relevant assets

        1. Article 91.Variations to deadlines for the year-ahead outage coordination

        2. Article 92.General provisions on availability plans

        3. Article 93.Long-term indicative availability plans

        4. Article 94.Provision of year-ahead availability plan proposals

        5. Article 95.Year-ahead coordination of the availability status of relevant assets for which the outage planning agent is not a TSO taking part in an outage coordination region, nor a DSO or a CDSO

        6. Article 96.Year-ahead coordination of the availability status of relevant assets for which the outage planning agent is a TSO taking part in an outage coordination region, a DSO or a CDSO

        7. Article 97.Provision of preliminary year-ahead availability plans

        8. Article 98.Validation of year-ahead availability plans within outage coordination regions

        9. Article 99.Final year-ahead availability plans

        10. Article 100.Updates to the final year-ahead availability plans

      3. CHAPTER 3 Execution of availability plans

        1. Article 101.Management of the ‘testing’ status of relevant assets

        2. Article 102.Procedure for handling forced outages

        3. Article 103.Real-time execution of the availability plans

    4. TITLE 4 ADEQUACY

      1. Article 104.Forecast for control area adequacy analysis

      2. Article 105.Control area adequacy analysis

      3. Article 106.Control area adequacy ...

      4. Article 107.Control area adequacy in day-ahead and intraday

    5. TITLE 5 ANCILLARY SERVICES

      1. Article 108.Ancillary services

      2. Article 109.Reactive power ancillary services

    6. TITLE 6 SCHEDULING

      1. Article 110.Establishment of scheduling processes

      2. Article 111.Notification of schedules within scheduling areas

      3. Article 112.Coherence of schedules

      4. Article 113.Provision of information to other TSOs

    7. ... ...

      1. Article 114.General provisions for ENTSO for Electricity operational planning data environment

      2. Article 115.Individual grid models, common grid models and operational security analysis

      3. Article 116.Outage coordination

      4. Article 117.System adequacy

  5. PART IV LOAD-FREQUENCY CONTROL AND RESERVES

    1. TITLE 1 OPERATIONAL AGREEMENTS

      1. Article 118.Synchronous area operational agreements

      2. Article 119.LFC block operational agreements

      3. Article 120.LFC area operational agreement

      4. Article 121.Monitoring area operational agreement

      5. Article 122.Imbalance netting agreement

      6. Article 123.Cross-border FRR activation agreement

      7. Article 124.Cross-border RR activation agreement

      8. Article 125.Sharing agreement

      9. Article 126.Exchange agreement

    2. TITLE 2 FREQUENCY QUALITY

      1. Article 127.Frequency quality defining and target parameters

      2. Article 128.FRCE target parameters

      3. Article 129.Criteria application process

      4. Article 130.Frequency quality evaluation data

      5. Article 131.Frequency quality evaluation criteria

      6. Article 132.Data collection and delivery process

      7. Article 133.Synchronous area monitor

      8. Article 134.LFC block monitor

      9. Article 135.Information on load and generation behaviour

      10. Article 136.Ramping period within the synchronous area

      11. Article 137.Ramping restrictions for active power output

      12. Article 138.Mitigation

    3. TITLE 3 LOAD-FREQUENCY CONTROL STRUCTURE

      1. Article 139.Basic structure

      2. Article 140.Process activation structure

      3. Article 141.Process responsibility structure

      4. Article 142.Frequency containment process

      5. Article 143.Frequency restoration process

      6. Article 144.Reserve replacement process

      7. Article 145.Automatic and manual frequency restoration process

      8. Article 146.Imbalance netting process

      9. Article 147.Cross-border FRR activation process

      10. Article 148.Cross-border RR activation process

      11. Article 149.General requirements for cross-border control processes

      12. Article 150.TSO notification

      13. Article 151.Infrastructure

    4. TITLE 4 OPERATION OF LOAD-FREQUENCY CONTROL

      1. Article 152.System states related to system frequency

    5. TITLE 5 FREQUENCY CONTAINMENT RESERVES

      1. Article 153.FCR dimensioning

      2. Article 154.FCR technical minimum requirements

      3. Article 155.FCR prequalification process

      4. Article 156.FCR provision

    6. TITLE 6 FREQUENCY RESTORATION RESERVES

      1. Article 157.FRR dimensioning

      2. Article 158.FRR minimum technical requirements

      3. Article 159.FRR prequalification process

    7. TITLE 7 REPLACEMENT RESERVES

      1. Article 160.RR dimensioning

      2. Article 161.RR minimum technical requirements

      3. Article 162.RR prequalification process

    8. TITLE 8 EXCHANGE AND SHARING OF RESERVES

      1. CHAPTER 1 Exchange and sharing of reserves within a synchronous area

        1. Article 163.Exchange of FCR within a synchronous area

        2. Article 164.Sharing of FCR within a synchronous area

        3. Article 165.General requirements for the exchange of FRR and RR within a synchronous area

        4. Article 166.General requirements for sharing FRR and RR within a synchronous area

        5. Article 167.Exchange of FRR within a synchronous area

        6. Article 168.Sharing of FRR within a synchronous area

        7. Article 169.Exchange of RR within a synchronous area

        8. Article 170.Sharing of RR within a synchronous area

      2. CHAPTER 2 Exchange and sharing of reserves between synchronous areas

        1. Article 171.General requirements

        2. Article 172.Frequency coupling between synchronous areas

        3. Article 173.Exchange of FCR between synchronous areas

        4. Article 174.Sharing of FCR between synchronous areas

        5. Article 175.General requirements for sharing of FRR and RR between synchronous areas

        6. Article 176.Exchange of FRR between synchronous areas

        7. Article 177.Sharing of FRR between synchronous areas

        8. Article 178.Exchange of RR between synchronous areas

        9. Article 179.Sharing of RR between synchronous areas

      3. ... ...

        1. Article 180.Cross-border activation process for FRR/RR

    9. TITLE 9 TIME CONTROL PROCESS

      1. Article 181.Time control process

    10. TITLE 10 COOPERATION WITH DSOS

      1. Article 182.Reserve providing groups or units connected to the DSO grid

    11. TITLE 11 TRANSPARENCY OF INFORMATION

      1. Article 183.General transparency requirements

      2. Article 184.Information on operational agreements

      3. Article 185.Information on frequency quality

      4. Article 186.Information on the load-frequency control structure

      5. Article 187.Information on FCR

      6. Article 188.Information on FRR

      7. Article 189.Information on RR

      8. Article 190.Information on sharing and exchange

  6. PART V FINAL PROVISIONS

    1. Article 191.Amendments to contracts and general terms and conditions

    2. Article 192.Entry into force

  7. Signature

    1. ANNEX I

    2. ANNEX II

      1. Voltage ranges referred to in Article 27:

    3. ANNEX III

      1. Frequency quality defining parameters referred to in Article 127:

      2. Frequency quality target parameters referred to in Article 127:

    4. ANNEX IV

      1. FRCE target parameters referred to in Article 128:

    5. ANNEX V

      1. FCR technical minimum requirements referred to in Article 154:

    6. ANNEX VI

      1. Limits and requirements for the exchange of FCR referred to...

    7. ANNEX VII

    8. ANNEX VIII

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