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Market rules - Current German version

Rules & regulations  >  Market rules  >  Current version

General Terms and Conditions of the Balance Group Coordinator

  • T&C-BGC

    (Version 16.0)

  • T&C-BGC

    (Version 17.0, valid from 01.11.2026)

  • T&C-BGC Compare

    (Version 17.0, valid from 01.11.2026)

Annexes to the general terms and conditions of the BGC

  • Annex: Management of Imbalance Energy

    (Version 20.0)

  • Annex: Management of Imbalance Energy

    (Version 21.0, valid from 01.10.2026)

  • Annex: Management of Imbalance Energy Compare

    (Version 21.0, valid from 01.10.2026)

  • Annex: Risk management

    (Version 13.0)

  • Annex: Risk management

    (Version 14.0, valid from 01.09.2026)

  • Annex: Risk management Compare

    (Version 14.0, valid from 01.09.2026)

  • Annex: Credit assessment

    (Version 4.0)

  • Annex: Credit assessment

    (Version 5.0, valid from 01.09.2026)

  • Annex: Credit assessment Compare

    (Version 5.0, valid from 01.09.2026)

  • Annex: Settlement of accounts and billing

    (Version 8.0)

  • Annex: Supplier switching platform

    (Version 4.0)

Other market rules

  • Other market rules: Overview (Version 4.3)
  • Other market rules Chapter 1: Definitions (Version 2.4)
  • Other market rules Chapter 2: Network of relationships (Version 4.0)
  • Other market rules Chapter 3: Schedules (Version 6.7)
  • Other market rules Chapter 5: Framework conditions for the development of technical documentation for business processes, data formats and data transmission (Version 2.1)
  • Other market rules Chapter 6: Metering values, data formats, standardized load profiles (Version 3.8)
  • Other market rules Chapter 8: Special balance group for determining grid losses (Version 3.0)
  • Other market rules Chapter 10: Information transmission, settlement, and clearing (Version 4.1)
  • Other market rules Chapter 11: Data exchange grid operation (Version 1.0)

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