Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2196Show full title

Article 36 U.K. Rules for suspension and restoration of market activities

1. By 18 December 2018, each TSO shall develop a proposal for rules concerning the suspension and restoration of market activities.

2. The TSO shall publish these rules on its website following their approval by the [F1 regulatory authority].

3. The rules for suspension and restoration of market activities shall be compatible to the extent possible with:

F2 (a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b) the rules for submission by balancing service providers of balancing capacity and balancing energy bids resulting from arrangements with other TSOs for the coordination of balancing;

(c) the rules for provision by balance responsible party of a balanced position at the end of day-ahead timeframe if required by the terms and conditions related to balancing;

(d) rules for provision of modifications of the position of balance responsible parties; and

(e) the rules for provision of schedules referred to in Article 111(1) F3 ... of Regulation (EU) 2017/1485.

4. When developing the rules for suspension and restoration of market activities, each TSO shall convert the situations referred to in Article 35(1) into objectively defined parameters taking into account the following factors:

(a) the percentage of load disconnection in the LFC area of the TSO corresponding to:

(i)

the inability of a significant share of balancing responsible parties to maintain their balance; or

(ii)

the necessity for the TSO not to follow the usual balancing processes to perform an efficient re-energisation;

(b) the percentage of generation disconnection in the LFC area of the TSO corresponding to the inability of a significant share of balancing responsible parties to maintain their balance;

(c) the share and geographic distribution of unavailable transmission system elements corresponding to:

(i)

the desynchronisation of a significant part of the LFC area rendering the usual balancing processes counterproductive; F4 ...

(ii)

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(d) the inability of the following affected entities to execute their market activities for reason(s) outside their control:

(i)

balance responsible parties;

(ii)

balancing service providers;

(iii)

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(iv)

transmission connected DSOs;

(e) the absence of properly functioning tools and communication means necessary to perform:

(i)

F6 ...

(ii)

the frequency restoration process; or

(iii)

the reserve replacement process; or

(iv)

the provision by balance responsible party of a balanced position in day ahead and the provision of change of its position; or

(v)

the provision of schedules referred to in Article 111(1) F7 ... of Regulation (EU) 2017/1485.

5. The rules for suspension and restoration of market activities shall define a time delay to be respected for each parameter defined pursuant to paragraph 4, prior to starting the procedure for suspension of market activities.

6. The concerned TSO shall assess in real-time the parameters defined pursuant to paragraph 4, on the basis of the information at its disposal.

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Textual Amendments

F1 Words in Art. 36(2) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/533), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 21(2) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 6(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 Art. 36(3)(a) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/533), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 21(3)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 6(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F3 Words in Art. 36(3)(e) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/533), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 21(3)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 6(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F4 Art. 36(4)(c)(ii) and word omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/533), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 21(4)(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 6(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F5 Art. 36(4)(d)(iii) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/533), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 21(4)(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 6(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F6 Art. 36(4)(e)(i) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/533), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 21(4)(c)(i) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 6(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F7 Words in Art. 36(4)(v) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/533), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 21(4)(c)(ii) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 6(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F8 Art. 36(7) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/533), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 21(5) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 6(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F9 Art. 36(8) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Electricity Network Codes and Guidelines (System Operation and Connection) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/533), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 21(5) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1016, regs. 1(2), 6(2)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)