sthlmflex

In the sthlmflex project, Vattenfall Eldistribution AB, Ellevio AB and E.ON Energy Distribution purchase flexibility on NODES™ ShortFlex™ and LongFlex™ markets. During winter 2023-2024 the market will run from 1 December 2023 to 31 March 2024. This follows the project’s first winters in 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022-2023.

During winter 2023/24 Vattenfall Eldistribution AB, Ellevio AB and E.ON Energy Distribution will be buying flexibility on NODES’ market platform as:

  • Hourly products on a day ahead and intraday basis in theShortFlex™ market;
  • On certain days, the network operators will call for availability during estimated 160 hours for an estimated total price of 200 000 SEK;
  • Seasonal availability products, that consist both of an activation and an availability price, through a LongFlex™ tender.

Follow the steps below to participate as an FSP in the sthlmflex market.

  • Register your Flexibility Service Provider (FSP) organization on the NODES™ Platform

Market Overview

A summary of key information on the market

Market Opens

1st of December 2023

FSP sign-up deadline

1st of November 2024

15th January 2024 (second half of winter season)

Available Products

LongFlex

Shortflex Availability

Shortflex

Trading details

A summary of grid needs and minimum bid size

Grid need

Demand turn-down, Generation turn-up

Minimum quantity

0.1 MW (100 kW)*

*may be delivered by aggregated assets

Quantity granularity

0.01 MW (10 kW)

Gate closure time

2 hours before physical delivery

For any questions you may have, please feel free to contact:

By signing the Membership Agreement, participants adhere to NODES Rulebook and to Svk’s Code of Conduct.

Participants using resources from other grid customers than themselves also need to submit the Power of Attorney to Vattenfall Eldistribution AB, Ellevio AB and/or E.ON Energy Distribution to enable the network operators to collect meter values.

If you already participated in sthlmflex during winter 2022/23, you do not need to resubmit the above documents. Please confirm your continued participation by email to member.services@nodesmarket.com.

Further information about participation and trading in sthlmflex can be found here (sthlmflex dialogue meeting presentation).

Trading schedule sthlmflex

Vattenfall Eldistribution AB winter LongFlex tender

For participation in the seasonal LongFlex tender, please respond to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) issued by Vattenfall Eldistribution AB by uploading the seasonal LongFlex Tender Form to Vattenfall Eldistribution AB winter LongFlex Tender 2023/2024 under Forms and Documents below. 

Please also upload information about your assets using the Excel template sthlmflex Asset Details, and upload the asset details to sthlmflex Asset detail upload under Forms and Documents below.

Please submit your response at the latest on 20 October 2023.

All forms for submission

sthlmflex expression of interest form

Please in the form for expression of interest in the sthlmflex flexibility market

sthlmflex Expression of Interest

"*" indicates required fields

Company and Contact Details

Contact person*

Data Management

Baselines*
FSPs can elect to calculate their own baseline values, rather than relying on the default baseline. Do you intend to calculate your own baseline?
Meter values*
FSPs can elect to provide their own meter values, rather than relying on meter data provided by the network operators. Do you intend to provide your own meter data?

Products

What products are you interested in?*

Market participation

What markets do you participate in?*

Number of flexibility assets (approximation)

FSPs are only expected to provide an approximate distribution of flexibility assets between the grid areas. Two of E.ON’s local grid areas are located below the regional grid areas. FSPs with assets located in E.ON’s local grid areas should include these in E.ON’s local grid areas only. Assets that are located in E.ON’s local network area can sell flexibility both at a local and regional level.
Linked to regional grid area
Linked to regional grid area
NOT linked to regional grid area in sthlmflex

Estimated flexibility volume (approximation)

FSPs are only expected to provide an approximate distribution of flexibility assets between the grid areas. Two of E.ON’s local grid areas are located below the regional grid areas. FSPs with assets located in E.ON’s local grid areas should include these in E.ON’s local grid areas only. Assets that are located in E.ON’s local network area can sell flexibility both at a local and regional level.
Linked to regional grid area
Linked to regional grid area
NOT linked to regional grid area in sthlmflex

Consent to Information Handling

Please provide your consent to the following:*
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

sthlmflex Asset detail upload

Please upload the template for asset details below

sthlmflex Asset detail upload

Asset details

Please upload information about your assets using the Excel template (see below). For participation in the seasonal LongFlex tender, please also respond to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) issued by Vattenfall Eldistribution by submitting the Tender Form at the latest on 20 October 2023.
Max. file size: 10 MB.

Vattenfall Eldistribution AB winter LongFlex tender 2023/24

Please in the form for participation in Vattenfall Eldistribution AB winter LongFlex tender 2023/24

Vattenfall Eldistribution AB winter LongFlex tender 2023/2024

Tender information

For participation in the seasonal LongFlex tender, please respond to the Invitation to Tender (ITT) issued by Vattenfall Eldistribution by submitting the Tender Form at the latest on 20 October 2023.
Max. file size: 10 MB.