{"id":6564,"date":"2021-11-24T07:30:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T07:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kenergia.it\/network-services\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T16:31:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:31:07","slug":"network-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kenergia.it\/en\/network-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Network services"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#051f38″ scene_position=”center” text_color=”light” text_align=”center” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”30″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”40″ column_element_spacing=”default” centered_text=”true” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][nectar_icon icon_family=”iconsmind” icon_style=”shadow-bg” icon_color_type=”color_scheme” icon_color=”Accent-Color” icon_padding=”20px” icon_iconsmind=”iconsmind-Power-3″ icon_size=”24″][split_line_heading animation_type=”line-reveal-by-space” font_style=”h2″ content_alignment=”default” mobile_content_alignment=”inherit” text_content=”Safety and reliability priority for the electrical system”][\/split_line_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1621097262252{margin-top: 30px !important;}”]The functioning of our electricity system is based on the fundamental principle of balance between the production and the quantity of energy required by all consumers.<\/p>\n

The Grid Operator has the task, through the management of energy flows (dispatching), of ensuring that supply and demand are always, instant by instant, in equilibrium.<\/p>\n

Grid services, otherwise called ancillary services, represent the “tools” that the grid operator has to ensure the operation of the entire electricity system at the levels of safety, reliability and quality required by current regulations and to which we are accustomed.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”50px” bottom_padding=”60px” bottom_padding_phone=”30″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-5-percent” column_padding_tablet=”padding-10-percent” column_padding_phone=”no-extra-padding” 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FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT
\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][nectar_icon_list animate=”true” color=”Extra-Color-1″ direction=”vertical” icon_size=”small” icon_style=”border”][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”numerical” text_full_html=”simple” title=”List Item” id=”1635856463774-8″ text=”Primary Reserve: The goal is to stop the frequency change. The service is provided by the Mandatory Relevant Production Units (PUs), with activation times in the order of seconds. The resources must reach the required power change within 30 seconds and sustain the power modulation for at least 15 minutes” tab_id=”1635856463775-4″][\/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”numerical” text_full_html=”simple” title=”List Item” id=”1635856463808-1″ text=”Secondary reserve: the objective is to restore the nominal value of the frequency. Terna procures the resources necessary for the service through the Dispatching Services Market (MSD), in which the Mandatory Relevant PUs can submit bids for the secondary. The service activation time is a maximum of 200 seconds to reach the required power variation and the power modulation must be maintained for at least 2 hours” tab_id=”1635856463809-3″][vc_column_text]That the objectives of the PNIEC<\/a> cannot be achieved without an “adequate” use of the land dedicated to agricultural production[\/vc_column_text][\/nectar_icon_list_item][nectar_icon_list_item icon_type=”numerical” text_full_html=”simple” title=”List Item” id=”1635856463827-7″ text=”Tertiary reserve: the objective is to restore resources and, unlike the previous ones, it is carried out at Terna’s request (no automatic actions are envisaged)” tab_id=”1635856463828-6″][vc_column_text]That the objectives of the PNIEC<\/a> cannot be achieved without an “adequate” use of the land dedicated to agricultural production[\/vc_column_text][\/nectar_icon_list_item][\/nectar_icon_list][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”40″ column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1621098006922{margin-top: 30px !important;}”]A new Pilot Project, called Fast Reserve<\/strong> , was recently launched, which introduced a new network service, characterized by a full activation time shorter than that of primary regulation.<\/p>\n

This ultra-rapid frequency regulation service, also open to new types of resources including storage systems, will be a service coordinated with primary regulation and will further contribute to the safety of the electricity system.[\/vc_column_text][image_with_animation image_url=”5672″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” constrain_group_1=”yes” constrain_group_2=”yes” alignment=”center” img_link_large=”yes” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”lazy-load” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” margin_left=”100″ margin_right=”100″ margin_top=”50″ margin_bottom=”50″ margin_top_phone=”30″ margin_bottom_phone=”0″ margin_left_phone=”0″ margin_right_phone=”0″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”40″ column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][split_line_heading animation_type=”line-reveal-by-space” font_style=”h2″ content_alignment=”default” mobile_content_alignment=”inherit” text_content=”Voltage regulation”][\/split_line_heading][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1621098006922{margin-top: 30px !important;}”]A new Pilot Project, called Fast Reserve<\/strong> , was recently launched, which introduced a new network service, characterized by a full activation time shorter than that of primary regulation.<\/p>\n

This ultra-rapid frequency regulation service, also open to new types of resources including storage systems, will be a service coordinated with primary regulation and will further contribute to the safety of the electricity system.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”50px” bottom_padding=”60px” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”left-right” bottom_margin_tablet=”200″ bottom_margin_phone=”180″ column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” column_margin=”none” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][split_line_heading animation_type=”line-reveal-by-space” font_style=”h2″ content_alignment=”default” mobile_content_alignment=”inherit” text_content=”An evolving electrical system” max_width=”520″][\/split_line_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner content_placement=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” delay=”100″][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” css=”.vc_custom_1621100663989{margin-top: 15px !important;}” max_width=”550″]In recent years, we have been witnessing a strong transformation of the electricity system: on the one hand there is a strong growth in plants powered by non-programmable renewable sources and, on the other, an ever greater decommissioning of traditional thermoelectric plants capable of supplying ancillary services necessary to ensure the safe operation of the electricity grid.<\/p>\n

All of this is leading to a reduction in the inertia of the electricity system and at the same time a reduction in the plants enabled to provide the network services described above.<\/p>\n

For this reason, the Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environments ( ARERA<\/a> )<\/strong> with resolution 300\/2017 has launched some Pilot Projects to test and evaluate the capacity of new resources (storage systems, demand, distributed generation) to provide ancillary services.[\/vc_column_text][nectar_cta btn_style=”material” heading_tag=”h4″ text_color=”#0d9749″ link_type=”new_tab” alignment=”left” alignment_tablet=”default” alignment_phone=”default” display=”block” margin_top=”40″ link_text=”The ARERA website” url=”https:\/\/www.arera.it\/it\/index.htm”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”padding-15-percent” column_padding_tablet=”padding-10-percent” column_padding_phone=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”left” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” offset=”vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-sm-offset-2 vc_col-xs-offset-2 vc_col-xs-8″][nectar_cascading_images image_1_offset_x_sign=”+” image_1_offset_x=”0%” image_1_offset_y_sign=”+” image_1_offset_y=”0%” image_1_rotate_sign=”+” image_1_rotate=”none” image_1_scale=”1.3″ image_1_padding=”auto” image_1_box_shadow=”none” image_1_max_width_desktop=”100%” image_1_max_width_mobile=”100%” image_1_image_width_mobile=”default” image_2_url=”5673″ image_2_offset_x_sign=”-” image_2_offset_x=”10%” image_2_offset_y_sign=”-” image_2_offset_y=”20%” image_2_rotate_sign=”+” image_2_rotate=”none” image_2_scale=”1.5″ image_2_padding=”none” image_2_box_shadow=”large_depth” image_2_max_width_desktop=”100%” image_2_max_width_mobile=”100%” image_2_image_width_mobile=”default” image_3_offset_x_sign=”-” image_3_offset_x=”0%” image_3_offset_y_sign=”-” image_3_offset_y=”0%” image_3_rotate_sign=”+” image_3_rotate=”none” image_3_scale=”1″ image_3_padding=”auto” image_3_box_shadow=”none” image_3_max_width_desktop=”100%” image_3_max_width_mobile=”100%” image_3_image_width_mobile=”default” image_4_offset_x_sign=”+” image_4_offset_x=”0%” image_4_offset_y_sign=”+” image_4_offset_y=”0%” image_4_rotate_sign=”+” image_4_rotate=”none” image_4_scale=”1″ image_4_padding=”auto” image_4_box_shadow=”none” image_4_max_width_desktop=”100%” image_4_max_width_mobile=”100%” image_4_image_width_mobile=”default” element_sizing=”default” image_loading=”lazy-load” border_radius=”5px” parallax_scrolling=”yes” layer_1_parallax_scrolling=”no” parallax_scrolling_intensity=”subtle” overflow=”visible”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” top_margin=”40″ bottom_margin=”40″ top_margin_tablet=”0″ top_margin_phone=”0″ column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][split_line_heading animation_type=”line-reveal-by-space” font_style=”h2″ content_alignment=”default” mobile_content_alignment=”inherit” text_content=”UVAM pilot project”][\/split_line_heading][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1621101276998{margin-top: 30px !important;}”]The UVAM<\/strong> – Mixed Enabled Virtual Units<\/strong> – are a virtual aggregate of electrical units (production plants or consumption sites) which, put together and coordinated by an aggregator (BSP), modulate their own power (at least 1MW in injection or withdrawal) to supply network regulation services.<\/p>\n

The UVAM allow to enable to the service market, within the aggregate, non-relevant production units (UPNR – that is, the nominal power of which is less than 10MW), consumption units (UC) and “stand-alone” storage systems. alone “or integrated with UPNR.<\/p>\n

Kenergia, together with experienced partners in the sector, creates aggregates between consumers, energy producers and accumulations to participate in the auctions of the UVAM project.<\/p>\n

We are looking for small and medium-sized companies that can present, within their industrial processes, margins of flexibility to be used to provide the grid services requested by Terna and guarantee the customer a new economic income. To do this:<\/p>\n