How to become a balance responsible party
A balance-responsible party buys and sells electricity on electricity exchanges and can handle balance responsibility for end customers. See below what you must do to become a balance-responsible party in the Danish electricity market.
Mandatory requirements for balance-responsible parties and ancillary service providers
Requirements for balance-responsible parties differ depending on whether you are responsible for demand, generation, or trade. Notice that there is also different requirements for ancillary service providers.
Requirements for all balance-responsible parties (demand, generation, and trade):
- eSett: The first step towards becoming a balance-responsible party is to contact eSett,a provider of imbalance settlement services, and enter into an agremement with eSett. Click here to read more and apply for a BRP role at eSett.
- GLN or EIC number: These numbers are uniquie codes that all balance-responsible parties must have to ensure reliable and efficient identification of all parties
- Credit evaluation: If necessary, all balance-responsible parties must provide security for their obligations, see Regulation C1 (updated version - Danish only). Fill out this master data form and send it to electricitymarket@energinet.dk.
- VAT registration: All balance-responsible parties must be VAT registrered in Denmark or another EU or EEA country.
Additional requirements for balance-responsible parties for demand and generation:
Since balance-responsible parties for demand and generation communicate with Energinet's systems, these parties are subject to additional requirements.
- IT system: Balance-responsible parties for demand and generation must have their own IT system that is integrated with Energinet's IT system. Here is a list of approved system suppliers for inspiration. Alternatively, Energinet's webportal (self-service portal) can be used, and we recommend that the balance-responsible party becomes familiar with the functionality of the solution before beginning operation. Please note that bilateral trade cannot be done via Energinet's self-service portal. This type of trade must be reported via eSett. All balance-responsible parties must perform tests with Energinet's systems to ensure compliance with test requirements (see Regulation F).
- DataHub: if a balance-responsible party wants measurement data from DataHub, the following points must be observed:
- Test with DataHub: Balance-responsible parties for demand and generation, that use their own IT systems, must perform End2End tests of communication between their respective IT systems and DataHub.
- Certificates: Balance-responsible parties for demand and generation must have certificates for test and generation, respectively.
- IP address: Balance-responsible parties for demand and generation must state their IP address to communicate with DataHub.
- Test with DataHub: Balance-responsible parties for demand and generation, that use their own IT systems, must perform End2End tests of communication between their respective IT systems and DataHub.
How to get started
There are a number of things that you can do to get the process of becoming a new balance-responsible party started more quickly.
First of all, you can read Regulation C1: Terms of balance responsibility (updated version - Danish only)
Contact Energinet early and we will help you through the process as smoothly as possible.
Ancillary services
If a balance-responsible party wants to supply ancillary services, requirements for the various facility types are found here: Access to the ancillary service markets