Business transactions
As shown in the Figure each of the nine control zones in the German standard block can contain an unlimited number of balance responsible entities.
Possible business transactions
The following two classes of business transactions can be distinguished in this context. Each of this classes can be broken down into subclasses.
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a |
Transactions across control zones within Germany |
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b |
Transactions across national boundaries |
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a |
Transactions between balance responsible entities within a control zone |
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b |
Power stations supplying electric power to more than one balance responsible entity |
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c |
Procurement of energy by an end consumer from several balance responsible entities |
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d |
Production and consumption of energy within one control zone |
In addition to the schedules resulting from the above-mentioned business transactions, detailed schedules ("generation output schedules") are required in some cases for billing purposes.
In the following, these business transactions will be described in greater detail and the schedules which are required in this context will be specified.