Balancing Responsible Group And Aggregation In The Electricity Market

1. Introduction

Balancing, settlement, and responsibility mechanisms in the electricity market operate within an integrated system established by the Electricity Market Law No. 6446 ("Law") and the secondary legislation enacted pursuant to this Law. Within this system, the Balancing Responsible Group ("BRG") emerges as a specific structure that gains its legal character particularly under the Regulation on Balancing and Settlement ("RBS"), the Market Operation Procedures and Principles, and the Energy Markets Operation Joint Stock Company ("EPİAŞ") Market Management System ("MMS") regulations, enabling the management of imbalance responsibility of generation and consumption facilities under a single portfolio. Although the concepts of BRG and aggregation are often mentioned together in the electricity market, they are clearly distinct in terms of their legal nature, scope of responsibility, and functions within market operations. This article focuses on the relationship between