The Utility Regulator has today, published its decision on the Generation and Load Data Provision Methodology (GLDPM) which was submitted in accordance with Article 17 of EU Commission Regulation 2016/1719, establishing a guideline on Forward Capacity Allocation (FCA). In line with the all Regulatory Authorities’ agreement and, in line with Article 4 of the FCA, the Utility Regulator approves the Generation and Load Data Provision Methodology.
The GLDPM sets out the generation and load data which may be required by the transmission system operators (TSOs) in order to establish the Common Grid Model (CGM). It provides each TSO the right but not the obligation, to obtain these data from the owner of the corresponding network element or the party responsible for providing the information, if the data is the minimum required by the TSO to build its individual grid model or essential to establish the CGM. This is on the provision that the data is not already available through legislation or regulation, on a contractual basis, or based upon some other kind of legally binding mechanism or publically available through the requirements of Regulation 1227/2011 (REMIT).