Ancillary services

Energinet.dk ensures the balance between consumption and production in the Danish electricity and gas systems. In the electricity system, ancilliary services are used to achieve this.

5 January 2007 by  Gert Elze

   

As system operator of the main electricity supply in Denmark, Energinet.dk must have access to regulating resources with producers and consumers of electricity. This is necessary in order to satisfactorily balance production and consumption in the electricity supply system.

The need of reserves is covered by Energinet.dk by purchasing regulating reserves and ancillary services from consumers and producers in
Denmark and our neighbouring countries. The suppliers of regulating reserves and ancillary services are chosen by call for tenders where a special qualification system is used.