Energinet moves to price-elastic mFRR procurement
Denmark's TSO shifts mFRR activation logic to a price-elastic model, a structural change to how balancing energy is sourced.
By Matthias Blank · drafted with the Vantage newsroom system, approved before publication
Energinet published a price-elastic mFRR procurement framework on 30 October 2025, marking a structural shift in how the Danish TSO sources manual frequency restoration reserves. Under a price-elastic design, activated mFRR volume is a function of the clearing price rather than a fixed MW target, reducing over-procurement in hours when balancing energy is expensive and increasing it when it is cheap.
The practical effect for market participants is material: bid prices will influence both the probability and volume of activation, not just the merit-order ranking. Suppliers with flexible assets (batteries, demand response, and dispatchable hydro) gain stronger incentive to submit granular, price-differentiated bids rather than single-price blocks.
Separately, Elia updated its imbalance price explanation and methodology documentation as of June 2026, per the source publication date. No quantitative changes to Belgian settlement parameters are confirmed from the headline alone. RTE's imbalance settlement data access page, published March 2024, remains a reference point for the French framework but contains no new policy content.
Source: Energinet
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