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26.     Energy and capacity expenses

 

Expenditure on the purchase of energy and capacity can be broken down as follows:


( x EUR 1,000 )

2008

2007

 

Connection and transmission services

51,247

41,479

Cross-border tariffs

10,873

19,925

System services

65,369

61,616

Maintenance of energy balance

47,708

34,551

 

175,197


 157,571

 
 

 

 

The expenditure associated with the provision of connection and transmission services relates to purchases for grid losses, transmission restrictions and reactive power.

 

The expenditure associated with cross-border tariffs relates to payments that the Netherlands has to make for the use of foreign transmission grids. The expenses in question are settled through TenneT’s transmission service tariffs.

 

The expenditure associated with system services involves the purchase of regulating and reserve capacity, black-start facilities and emergency capacity.