Registration
Becoming a market participant
You can participate in the liberalised Austrian electricity market at any time.
The only requirement for becoming a trader or supplier is the registration with APCS, Energie-Control Austria and Austrian Power Grid AG.
APCS staff will guide you through the registration process, provide training and work with you to configure all settings in the system.
In order to operate as an independent electricity trader in the APG control area, domestic and foreign interested parties must first register with APCS as balance group representatives (BGV) and set up a balance group (BG).
The applicant should also inform Energie-Control Austria and the control area manager Austrian Power Grid AG of their intended registration as a balance group representative, as certain requirements must also be met by these bodies.
After submission, APCS checks the applications for completeness and formal errors, and also enters the registration data into our database.
APCS will inform the applicant of the amount of collateral to be deposited and send them a contract in duplicate, which must be signed by the company and returned to APCS. In addition, a direct debit authorisation in favour of APCS must be issued and the required collateral deposited.
Proof of compliance with the technical requirements for registration is also necessary; data tests have been developed for this purpose, which we will carry out together with you.
If the applicant has fulfilled all the requirements for registration as a balance group representative, they will receive the ‘Green Card’ and a copy of the contract countersigned by APCS.
This contract must be submitted by the applicant to Energie-Control Austria, which grants permission to participate in the Austrian electricity market.
Following a positive decision by Energie-Control Austria, the applicant will be activated as a balance group representative in the APG control area network.
Market entry can only take place on the first day of each month.
