End to end balancing services
Here, we provide an overview of the commercial elements of GB gas balancing activity.
This document outlines the commercial elements of GB gas balancing activity. We hope this guide is concise and easy to follow while giving an overview of gas transmission network balancing activity in Great Britain.
Shippers
As System Operator, National Grid and NTS shippers are incentivised to balance NTS inputs and outputs on a daily basis.
Under the Uniform Network Code (UNC), shippers are incentivised to balance their system inputs and outputs and make accurate nominations using the Gemini system.
Financial energy balancing charges, invoiced via Xoserve, may be incurred if shippers are unable to balance their portfolio by the end of the gas day.
The summary document 'Scheduling and Imbalance Charges' provides an overview of energy balancing charges.