Real-time / balancing

05 NOV 2026

PSE launches public consultation on draft Amendment 7/2026 to Balancing Conditions (WDB)

Consultation · BALANCING MARKETS · Poland

04 NOV 2026

P502 Timetable Firms Up: Elexon Specifies January 2027 Assessment Procedure Consultation Window

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain

04 NOV 2026

P412 Workgroup Meeting 7 Confirmed Held on 29 October 2026; All Downstream Dates Still TBC

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain

29 OCT 2026

PSE extends non-market redispatch compensation notice to wind farms for Oct 24-27, 2026 curtailment

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Poland

29 OCT 2026

Zenobe Energy submits BSC Modification P522 to introduce subsidy-adjusted Shadow Bid Price for Balancing Mechanism transparency

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain

29 OCT 2026

BSC Modification P462: GB industry Workgroup advances proposal to strip subsidy distortion from Balancing Mechanism Bid Prices via BSC Section T amendment

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain

18 OCT 2026

PSE Publishes WIRE Technical Standards v14.1 Integrating Polish Balancing Market with European mFRR Platform and Standardizing Non-Market Redispatch Settlement

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Poland

16 OCT 2026

NESO proposes CMP457 to overhaul ORPS reactive power compensation methodology under CUSC

Proposal · BALANCING MARKETS · GB

16 OCT 2026

ARERA approves new weighted-combination algorithm for estimating BRP consumption-side exposure under Italy's dispatch Guarantees Regulation

Decision · BALANCING MARKETS · Italy

15 OCT 2026

P462 Adds CEPA Cost-Benefit Analysis Phase-Two Addendum, Timetable Still Unchanged Ahead of November-December 2026 Consultation

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain

15 OCT 2026

P502 Assessment Procedure Consultation Slips Four Months to January 2027 (TBC), Delaying GB Supplier-Aggregator Compensation Timeline

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain

13 OCT 2026

PSE publishes compensation rights notice for non-market redispatch of wind installations on 5,6,9,10 & 11 October 2026

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Poland

12 OCT 2026

Energinet Confirms Go-Live Date for FFR Transition to New Electricity Market Service Platform

Go-live · BALANCING MARKETS · Denmark

06 OCT 2026

URE Approves Changes No. 5/2026 to Poland's Balancing Conditions (WDB), Effective 15 December 2026

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Poland

03 OCT 2026

ARERA verifies regulatory conformity of UVAZ participation rules for PICASSO balancing platform under TIDE

Decision · BALANCING MARKETS · Italy

01 OCT 2026

BSC Modification P522 Proposes Subsidy-Adjusted Shadow Bid Price for GB Balancing Mechanism Transparency

Proposal · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain

30 SEPT 2026

PSE issues non-market redispatch orders for wind installations on 28 September 2026, confirms compensation right under EU Regulation 2019/943 Art. 13(7)

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Poland

29 SEPT 2026

Energinet Publishes Historical Assessment of Geotagged mFRR Bid Activation for Local Congestion Management

Market impact · BALANCING MARKETS · Denmark (DK1, DK2)

28 SEPT 2026

CRE issues orientation deliberation to reinforce PRE imbalance-settlement incentives for Balance Responsible Parties ahead of RTE's 2029 operational window cut

Decision · BALANCING MARKETS · France

22 SEPT 2026

Elexon confirms P462 Workgroup meeting 18 held and full Assessment Procedure timetable through May 2027 unchanged

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain

22 SEPT 2026

ACER adopts third amendment to mFRR Implementation Framework, harmonising EU-wide FRR prequalification and BSP terms and conditions

Decision · BALANCING MARKETS · EU

22 SEPT 2026

ACER adopts third amendment to the aFRR Implementation Framework, harmonising FRR prequalification, switching, re-prequalification and termination rules for BSPs

Decision · BALANCING MARKETS · EU

10 SEPT 2026

NESO's BSC Modification P502 moves through Assessment Procedure to create Supplier/Aggregator compensation mechanism for ABSVD-driven imbalance adjustments

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain

10 SEPT 2026

PSE announces compensation rights for non-market redispatching of wind installations, 1–6 September 2026

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Poland

09 SEPT 2026

German TSOs launch market-based procurement of Momentanreserve (inertia reserve), host stakeholder workshop

Market impact · BALANCING MARKETS · Germany

09 SEPT 2026

Nordic TSOs delay MARI platform accession beyond Q1 2027 due to unresolved price-spread mitigation solution

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Nordic Region

09 SEPT 2026

Elexon confirms BSC Modification P511 fully implemented 24 August 2026, correcting Ofgem approval date to 10 August 2026

Go-live · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain (BSC / Elexon)

09 SEPT 2026

Elexon confirms P518 Report Phase Consultation on ABSVD data provision for CLASS has closed

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain (BSC / Elexon)

09 SEPT 2026

Nordic TSOs to Limit Static FCR-D Up Procurement to 50% Quota from 29 September 2026

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Nordic Region

08 SEPT 2026

PSE publishes draft SOWE Technical Standards v9.0 (Update 1) to align Polish balancing market with EU mFRR platform

Consultation · BALANCING MARKETS · Poland

08 SEPT 2026

PSE Publishes Draft WIRE System Technical Standards v14.1 for Consultation, Covering FRR Manual Activation Integration

Consultation · BALANCING MARKETS · Poland

04 SEPT 2026

TenneT proposes removal of Poland-Lithuania interconnector reference and >15-minute settlement option from FSkar balancing settlement methodologies

Consultation · BALANCING MARKETS · Netherlands (ACM approval); EU-wide impact on non-synchronously connected TSOs

03 SEPT 2026

New BSC Modification P521 would let Licensable Generators nominate an alternative Lead Party for CVA BM Units

Proposal · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain (BSC / Elexon)

03 SEPT 2026

BSC Modification P462: Removal of CfD/RO Subsidy Distortion from Balancing Mechanism Bid Prices Advances Through Assessment Procedure

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Great Britain (BSC / Elexon)

02 SEPT 2026

Nordic MARI accession slips from Q1 2027 to autumn 2027 as price-spread change request drives sequencing

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Nordic synchronous area (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland); European MARI platform

02 SEPT 2026

German TSOs convene stakeholder workshop on market-based procurement of instantaneous reserve (Momentanreserve)

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Germany

02 SEPT 2026

Nordic TSOs to cap static FCR-D Up procurement at 50% of requirement from 29 September 2026

Implementation · BALANCING MARKETS · Nordic synchronous area (Denmark/DK2, Finland, Norway, Sweden)

02 SEPT 2026

ENTSO-E consults on need for further ISHM harmonisation

Consultation · BALANCING MARKETS · EU

31 AUG 2026

ACER referral date confirmed for FCR minimum activation-period decision

Regulatory review · BALANCING MARKETS · Continental Europe Synchronous Area

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