Activated volumes & prices 15'

Elia publishes the volumes and prices for every activated balancing energy product.

Information about activated volumes and prices

This page of activated volumes and prices provides information on the balancing energy activated to maintain balance in Elia’s control area, as well as the strategic reserve activated to ensure adequacy in Elia’s control area.

Both the quarter-hourly price and the quarter-hourly volume are provided for each product category (assuming the product was actually used). This page only shows regulation-related measures requested by Elia to offset imbalances in the control area.

The prices given on this page are:
  • for upward regulation, the highest price Elia paid in the quarter-hour in question;
  • for downward regulation, the lowest price Elia received in the quarter-hour in question.

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Legend

  • NRV

    The Net Regulation Volume for a given quarter-hour, equal to the difference between the gross upward regulation volume and the gross downward regulation volume.

    • If this is positive, the MIP is applied to the balancing energy price.
    • If this is negative, the MDP is applied to the balancing energy price.
  • GDV

    Gross Downward Regulation Volume, or the sum of all downward regulation actions requested by Elia in a given quarter-hour

  • GUV

    Gross Upward Regulation Volume, or the sum of all upward regulation actions requested by Elia in a given quarter-hour

  • MIP

    The highest price paid by Elia for upward regulation in the quarter-hour in question

  • MDP

    The lowest price received by Elia for downward regulation in the quarter-hour in question

  • IGCC-

    Exports to neighbouring transmission system operators in the event of positive imbalances.

  • IGCC+

    Imports from neighbouring transmission system operators in the event of negative imbalances.

  • R2-

    Activated pre-contracted downward secondary reserve capacity

  • R2+
    Activated pre-contracted upward secondary reserve capacity
  • Bids-
    Activated capacity of downward non-reserved mFRR balancing energy.
  • Bids+
    Activated capacity of upward non-reserved mFRR balancing energy.
  • R3 Std
    Activated pre-contracted Standard upward tertiary reserve capacity
  • R3 Flex
    Activated pre-contracted Flex upward tertiary reserve capacity
  • Inter-TSO Export

    Activated downward capacity from emergency support contracts with neighbouring transmission system operators

  • Inter-TSO Import

    Activated upward capacity from emergency support contracts with neighbouring transmission system operators

  • SR

    Activated upward strategic reserve capacity

Useful links

Open DataClick here to access to access all grid data published by Elia. The data can be easily explored, downloaded in standard file formats and accessed via API’s for use by other applications.
Role of the Balance Responsible PartyFor more information about the role of the BRP and how to become one, and for more details about imbalance tariffs, visit our 'Role of the BRP' page.

Keeping the balance

To find out more about the balancing mechanism and learn how to become a Balance Service Provider, see our 'Keeping the balance' page.

Data download

To download historical imbalance price data, go to our download page.

Contact

Any questions about balancing data?
balancing.publications@elia.be

Disclaimer

If the activated strategic reserve volume is greater than 0 MW, the MIP, IGCC+, R2+, Bids+, R3+, MDP, IGCC-, R2- and Bids- columns of the prices table will not be used to calculate imbalance prices because the strategic reserve is active. The imbalance price will be shown in the column with the SR. To understand how imbalance prices are calculated when the strategic reserve is active, see Article 6.7.2 of the Rules on the Operation of the Strategic Reserve.

Imbalance prices (1 minute)                 

Elia publishes an imbalance price calculated based on cumulative activated volumes per minute.


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In the interest of transparency and in accordance with its legal obligations, Elia publishes data about the Belgian electricity market. Return to the Grid Data homepage for an overview of the different sections.

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imbalance prices (15 minutes)             

Elia publishes imbalance price applied if an imbalance is found between injections and offtakes in a BRP's balance area.

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