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CACM Guideline Regulation In force since 24 July 2015

Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1222 of 24 July 2015 establishing a guideline on capacity allocation and congestion management
32015R1222 · official text on EUR-Lex

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Articles

• Article 1 — Subject matter and scope
• Article 2 — Definitions
• Article 3 — Objectives of capacity allocation and congestion management cooperation
• Article 4 — NEMOs designation and revocation of the designation
• Article 5 — NEMOs designation in case of a national legal monopoly for trading services
• Article 6 — NEMO designation criteria
• Article 7 — NEMO tasks
• Article 8 — TSOs' tasks related to single day-ahead and intraday coupling
• Article 9 — Adoption of terms and conditions or methodologies
• Article 10 — Day-to-day management of the single day-ahead and intraday coupling
• Article 11 — Stakeholder involvement
• Article 12 — Consultation
• Article 13 — Confidentiality obligations

Chapter 1 Capacity calculation

Section 1 General requirements

• Article 14 — Capacity calculation time-frames
• Article 15 — Capacity calculation regions

Section 2 The common grid model

• Article 16 — Generation and load data provision methodology
• Article 17 — Common grid model methodology
• Article 18 — Scenarios
• Article 19 — Individual grid model

Section 3 Capacity calculation methodologies

• Article 20 — Introduction of flow-based capacity calculation methodology
• Article 21 — Capacity calculation methodology
• Article 22 — Reliability margin methodology
• Article 23 — Methodologies for operational security limits, contingencies and allocation constraints
• Article 24 — Generation shift keys methodology
• Article 25 — Methodology for remedial actions in capacity calculation
• Article 26 — Cross-zonal capacity validation methodology

Section 4 The capacity calculation process

• Article 27 — General provisions
• Article 28 — Creation of a common grid model
• Article 29 — Regional calculation of cross-zonal capacity
• Article 30 — Validation and delivery of cross-zonal capacity

Section 5 Biennial report on capacity calculation and allocation

• Article 31 — Biennial report on capacity calculation and allocation

Chapter 2 Bidding zone configuration

• Article 32 — Reviewing existing bidding zone configurations
• Article 33 — Criteria for reviewing bidding zone configurations
• Article 34 — Regular reporting on current bidding zone configuration by ENTSO for Electricity and the Agency

Chapter 3 Redispatching and countertrading

• Article 35 — Coordinated redispatching and countertrading

Chapter 4 Algorithm development

• Article 36 — General provisions
• Article 37 — Algorithm development

Chapter 5 Single day-ahead coupling

Section 1 The price coupling algorithm

• Article 38 — Objectives of the price coupling algorithm
• Article 39 — Inputs and results of the price coupling algorithm
• Article 40 — Products accommodated
• Article 41 — Maximum and minimum prices
• Article 42 — Pricing of day-ahead cross-zonal capacity
• Article 43 — Methodology for calculating scheduled exchanges resulting from single day-ahead coupling
• Article 44 — Establishment of fallback procedures
• Article 45 — Arrangements concerning more than one NEMO in one bidding zone and for interconnectors which are not operated by certified TSOs

Section 2 The single day-ahead coupling process

• Article 46 — Provision of input data
• Article 47 — Operation of single day-ahead coupling
• Article 48 — Delivery of results
• Article 49 — Calculation of scheduled exchanges resulting from single day-ahead coupling
• Article 50 — Initiation of fallback procedures

Chapter 6 Single intraday coupling

Section 1 Objectives, conditions and results of single intraday coupling

• Article 51 — Objectives of the continuous trading matching algorithm
• Article 52 — Results of the continuous trading matching algorithm
• Article 53 — Products accommodated
• Article 54 — Maximum and minimum prices
• Article 55 — Pricing of intraday capacity
• Article 56 — Methodology for calculating scheduled exchanges resulting from single intraday coupling
• Article 57 — Arrangements concerning more than one NEMO in one bidding zone and for interconnectors which are not operated by certified TSOs

Section 2 The single intraday coupling process

• Article 58 — Provision of input data
• Article 59 — Operation of single intraday coupling
• Article 60 — Delivery of results
• Article 61 — Calculation of scheduled exchanges resulting from single intraday coupling
• Article 62 — Publication of market information
• Article 63 — Complementary regional auctions

Section 3 Transitional intraday arrangements

• Article 64 — Provisions relating to explicit allocation
• Article 65 — Removal of explicit allocation
• Article 66 — Provisions relating to intraday arrangements
• Article 67 — Explicit requests for capacity

Chapter 7 Clearing and settlement for single day-ahead and intraday coupling

• Article 68 — Clearing and settlement

Chapter 8 Firmness of allocated cross-zonal capacity

• Article 69 — Proposal for day-ahead firmness deadline
• Article 70 — Firmness of day-ahead capacity and allocation constraints
• Article 71 — Firmness of intraday capacity
• Article 72 — Firmness in the event of force majeure or emergency situations

Chapter 1 Congestion income distribution methodology for single day-ahead and intraday coupling

• Article 73 — Congestion income distribution methodology

Chapter 2 Redispatching and countertrading cost sharing methodology for single day-ahead and intraday coupling

• Article 74 — Redispatching and countertrading cost sharing methodology

Chapter 3 Capacity allocation and congestion management cost recovery

• Article 75 — General provisions on cost recovery
• Article 76 — Costs of establishing, amending and operating single day-ahead and intraday coupling
• Article 77 — Clearing and settlement costs
• Article 78 — Costs of establishing and operating the coordinated capacity calculation process
• Article 79 — Costs of ensuring firmness
• Article 80 — Cost sharing between NEMOs and TSOs in different Member States
• Article 81 — Delegation of tasks
• Article 82 — Monitoring of the implementation of single day-ahead and intraday coupling
• Article 83 — Transitional provisions for Ireland and Northern Ireland
• Article 84 — Entry into force