A new issue of RSE ‘APE – Appunti di Energia’ series was released.

This month Cinzia Bonaldo and Francesco Gulotta, researchers from RSE Energy Systems Development Department, Energy Markets Regulation Group, present the TIDE [Integrated Text of Electricity Dispatching], i.e. the pivotal reform of electricity dispatching in Italy.

The TIDE is an all-encompassing document that aims to combine both pre-existing regulations with more innovative inputs. In particular, it has two main objectives:

1. ensure the security of the electricity system of the future;
2. rationalize all regulatory aspects related to dispatching.

The major innovations introduced by the TIDE include:

• the overcoming of the concept of relevance of production units – as a result, all resources technologically capable of providing ancillary services may be enabled possibly through aggregation;
• the revision of the taxonomy used to classify individual units and aggregates for participation in the energy and redispatch/balancing services markets.
• In line with European regulations, the Balance Responsible Party (BRP) and Balancing Service Provider (BSP) roles have been introduced, with detailed tasks and responsibilities.

Would you like to learn more? This month’s APE has all the answers to the questions in the picture.