Overview
In your account, you have the possibility to place a comfort bid for a day-ahead auction at a specific network point and for a specific capacity category.
Instructions
To place a day-ahead comfort bid, do as follows:
1. Log in
2. Go to "Transport"
3. Scroll down and click on "Create Comfort Bids"
4. Select the network point for which you would like to create a comfort bid.
5. To proceed to the next step, click on "Next".
6. Select the submission interval, which is the time in which the comfort bid is active.
7. Choose the capacity category to which the DA comfort bid should apply.
8. Once this is done, you will be requested to enter the details of the bid: minimum and maximum capacity to which the bid should apply as well as a surcharge.
9. If required by the TSO(s), you might have to enter the corresponding balancing group(s) or portfolio code(s).
10. You can tick the box "Roll Over" if, in case you don't get any capacity during the DA auction, you would like your comfort bid to be placed in the first WID auction at that same network point and with the same settings.
11. Should the TSOs offer the options, you can also request an upgrade of capacity or the conversion of a contract from unbundled to bundled.
12. Before continuing, you can add another comfort bid.
13. Click on "Next" to proceed.
14. Before you accept the TSO(s) GTCs, you can make sure that all the information you entered is correct on the "Confirmation" page.
15. Then, click on "Create Comfort Bids"
16. Afterwards, you will see a success screen as well as the comfort bid's details.You can also start a new comfort bid with the button at the bottom right.
