Ongoing projects in eSett

Capacity Settlement in Norway 

Statnett will transfer the settlement of mFRR and mFRR-D balancing capacity procured in Norway to eSett. The go-live will happen on Tuesday March 4th, 2025.

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15 min Imbalance Settlement Period

The Nordic Transmission System Operators have decided to switch from 1 hour to 15 minutes imbalance settlement period. The transition is separated into multiple phases. The go-live date for the 15-minute imbalance settlement period (ISP) in eSett was on Monday May 22, 2023 at 00.00 CET.

Related steps regarding 15 min Imbalance prices and 15 min cross-border trading will take place in the Nordic electricity market during Q1 2025.

Nordic mFRR EAM

The go live of mFRR Energy activation market (mFRR EAM) on 15 min resolution and support for automated balancing will be on Tuesday March 4th, 2025.. The project will affect the energy activation process which has an impact on the reporting of the balance activations from Transmission System Operators (TSOs) to eSett resulting the changes also in eSett reporting to market participants.

Balancing Service Provider (BSP) Model and Independent Aggregator

The Nordic Imbalance Settlement model is undergoing changes with the introduction of a new role called the Balancing Service Provider (BSP), responsible for providing balancing energy or capacity to the Transmission System Operator (TSO). This transition involves splitting the current responsibilities of the Balance Responsible Parties (BRPs) into two roles: BRP for imbalances and BSP for balancing energy and capacity, where Independent Aggregator will be participating.

The introduction of the Independent Aggregator in the Nordic Imbalance Settlement model aims to improve the efficiency, competition, and reliability of the electricity market while enabling the integration of renewable energy sources and ensuring grid stability.

Cash Account Model

eSett is renewing the settlement account model based on customer feedback. The project involves separating the collateral and invoicing accounts into two distinct accounts. This provides greater flexibility and options for customers for managing cash and collateral.

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PICASSO

PICASSO (The Platform for the International Coordination of Automated Frequency Restoration and Stable System Operation) is the project to establish a common European energy activation market for aFRR-energy. eSett will handle the settlement and invoicing of aFRR energy activations for the relevant market participants. As a basis for the settlement, eSett receives information of the aFRR energy activations from the TSOs.

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Changes in Data Flow Contents

eSett will implement several changes to the data flows gradually over the course of 2024 and 2025. While these changes may seem relatively minor, it is crucial for you to familiarize yourself with them and evaluate their impact on your systems. These modifications will eventually affect the communication of data flows both from market participants to eSett and vice versa.

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