Redispatching involves altering the generation of power plants in order to prevent congestion on certain sections of lines. If there is a risk of congestion at a certain point in the network, the power plants in front of the congestion are instructed to reduce the amount of electricity they feed in while the power plants behind the congestion are instructed to increase the amount they feed in. Redispatching measures can involve conventional or renewable energy installations.

The costs are divided into the costs for redispatching with conventional power plants and the costs for redispatching with renewable energy installations. In the case of negative redispatching involving direct-selling renewable energy installations, the installation operators essentially only lose the market premium paid under the Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG). The market premium is the difference between a certain set price and the monthly average price for electricity on the exchange. The costs also include compensation paid to the balance responsible parties. In the case of network operators that have not yet fully implemented the "Redispatch 2.0" system, the balance responsible parties undertake economic balancing under the BDEW (German Association of Energy and Water Industries) interim solution themselves and then obtain financial compensation for this from the network operators.

Please note: the figures shown are regularly updated and may change over time.