Report on Overhead Costs for Direct Marketers in Redispatch 2.0 published

Since the introduction of Redispatch 2.0 in October 2021, Section 13a of the German Energy Industry Act (Ger: Energiewirtschaftsgesetz) has provided for a balancing mechanism for the balance responsible party in the context of redispatch measures. However, due to significant implementation delays, a transitional solution was introduced that is still applied today, under which balance responsible parties effectively assume responsibility for balancing group management and thus perform tasks that would normally fall within the remit of the system operator. The process-related and overhead costs incurred by the balance responsible party have so far remained uncompensated, while the paid compensation price is intended to reflect the cost for energy replacement. Against this background, Consentec was commissioned by five direct marketers to analyze these overhead costs and to develop a concept for appropriate compensation. The study is published here.