säätömarkkinoita
Säätömarkkinat refers to the balancing markets in electricity systems. These markets are crucial for maintaining the real-time balance between electricity supply and demand. When the grid's frequency deviates from its target (typically 50 Hz in Europe), power plants and flexible loads are activated to restore equilibrium.
There are typically two main types of balancing markets: frequency containment reserves and frequency restoration reserves.
Participants in the säätömarkkinat are typically power generators and large industrial consumers or aggregators who can
The efficiency and effectiveness of säätömarkkinat are increasingly important with the growing integration of variable renewable