Total ladder size
For each date and each Programme Time Unit (PTU), the graph and the table entitled
‘Total ladder size’ show all bids of regulating and reserve capacity offered to
TenneT, arranged according to their dispatch times.
Bids with a dispatch time exceeding 15 minutes are mainly used by TenneT to resolve
transmission problems. At the same time these bids give a minimum indication of
the available reserves.
Total ladder size explanation
The volumes offered are expressed in MW and classified in the following categories:
Downward adjustment:
- > 60 mins: dispatch time of over 1 hour
- 16-60 mins: dispatch time of
between 15 minutes and 1 hour
- 0-15 mins: dispatch time of up to 15 minutes,
including bids of regulating capacity
Upward adjustment:
- 0-15 mins: dispatch time of up to 15 minutes, including bids of regulating capacity
-
16-60 mins: dispatch time of between 15 minutes and 1 hour
- 61-240 mins: dispatch
time of between 1 and 4 hours
- 241-480 mins: dispatch time of between 4 and 8
hours
- > 480 mins: dispatch time of over 8 hours
How to use this page?
When you open this website you will see the data for today or tomorrow. You can
also view data from the past. To do this you must enter the desired date. This web
page is updated once every 15 minutes.