Glossary
Glossary
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ACER
Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators established by Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009
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AIT
Average Interruption Time in the power transmission system. Expressed in minutes per year, it is a product of 60 and energy not supplied (ENS) by the power system, divided by the average power supplied by the transmission system, expressed in MW
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ATC allocation method
a method of capacity calculation and allocation on the border between systems or zones, where commercial volumes of capacity are offered on the basis of arrangements made between operators of two neighbouring bidding zones in the period prior to capacity allocation (i.e. before the capacity auction), taking into account physical properties of the zones and having regard to congestions and expected demand for trading capacity
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White certificates
documents certifying that a certain reduction of energy consumption has been attained through investment
documents certifying that a certain reduction of energy consumption has been attained through investment
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CACM
Capacity Allocation and Congestion Management
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CEE
Central and Eastern Europe region
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CERT PSE
PSE Computer Emergency Response Team
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CORE
a region created by merging the CEE and CWE regions
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CORE CCR
the Core Capacity Calculation Region
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CWE
the Central-West Europe region
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Report date
december 6, 2017
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ENS
an indicator of electrical energy not supplied by the power transmission system. It is expressed in MWh per year and represents a sum of products of power not supplied due to interruption and its duration. The indicator includes short, long and very long interruptions including and excluding disastrous interruptions
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ENTSO-E
European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity
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FBA
Flow-Based Market Coupling
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PSE CG
PSE Capital Group
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Main location of the organisation
Head Office based in Konstancin-Jeziorna
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GRI Standards
Global Reporting Initiative Standards
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HSEQ
Health and Safety, Environment and Quality
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50Hertz
German Power Transmission System Operator
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IEC
International Electrotechnical Commission
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CI
critical infrastructure
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IoT
Internet of Things
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DSR IP
DSR Intervention Programme
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IRiESP
Transmission Network Code
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IT
Information Technology
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JWCD
Centrally Dispatched Generating Units
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EC
European Commission
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KSE
Polish Power System (Krajowy System Elektroenergetyczny), also referred to as "power system"
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Comitology
a process for the adoption by the European Committee of implementing measures to legal acts previously adopted by the European Council. In exercising those powers, the Committee is supported by committees composed of experts of Member States, which are headed by a representative of the Commission
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Co-optimisation
simultaneous procurement of energy and reserves
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Locations of PSE branches
Warsaw Branch, Radom Branch, Katowice Branch, Poznań Branch and Bydgoszcz Branch
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LitPol
Poland-Lithuania link
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MW
megawatt
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NCBiR
National Centre of Research and Development (Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju)
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nJWCD
Non-Centrally Dispatched Generating Unit (jednostka wytwórcza niebędąca jednostką wytwórczą dysponowaną centralnie)
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EHV
extra high voltage
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LV
low voltage
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ODM
Area Dispatch Centre (Obszarowa Dyspozycja Mocy)
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ORed
reduction facilities (obiekty redukcji)
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ORM
Operating Power Reserve (Operacyjna Rezerwa Mocy)
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DSO
distribution system operator
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OSP
transmission system operator, also referred to as "operator"
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OT
Operational Technology
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RES
Renewable Energy Sources
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PZI
Investment Projects Plan (Plan zamierzeń inwestycyjnych)
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Redispatching
a measure triggered by one or more system operators where the generation or load pattern is changed in order to change physical flows within the transmission system and reduce congestions
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RCM
Reliability Centered Maintenance
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RCN
Regional Supervision Centre (Regionalne Centrum Nadzoru)
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DAM
Day Ahead Market
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CM
capacity market
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ROC
Regional Operation Centre
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ES
Electrical substation
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MV
medium voltage
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Company
PSE
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SwePol
Poland - Sweden interconnection
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TSCNET
TSCNET Services GmbH, a company whose activities include the services of technical support to transmission system operators in operational planning processes and support in carrying out concept work under the regional initiative TSO Security Cooperation. The shareholders of TSCNET Services are a dozen or so European transmission system operators
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TSC
Transmission System Operators Security Cooperation; an initiative established in December 2008 whose objective is to improve the operational security of the interconnected power systems in Central Europe through the intensification of cooperation between operators
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EU
European Union
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ERO
Energy Regulatory Office
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HV
high voltage
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WCD
electricity supply continuity index
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XBR
bilateral redispatching
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50HzT
50Hertz Transmission GmbH