50HertzFacts and figures 2014
BERLIN
SACHSEN
POLEN
MECKLENBURG-VORPOMMERN
BRANDENBURG
SACHSEN-ANHALT
SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN
THÜRINGEN
BAYERN TSCHECHIEN
HESSEN
HAMBURG
NIEDERSACHSEN
Lower Saxony
Schleswig-Holstein
Mecklenburg- Western Pomerania
Brandenburg
Berlin
Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Hesse
Hamburg
Thuringia
Bavaria
Poland
Dänemark
Czech Republic
Wolmirstedt
Güstrow
Bad Lauchstädt
Chemnitz-Röhrsdorf
Lübbenau/ Spreewald
Berlin-Treptow
Neuenhagennear Berlin
Acting responsibly means, proving to be a reliable partner.
With its numerous compensation and substitution
measures, 50Hertz feels a certain degree of obligation
towards the common good. 486 compensation and
substitution measures are currently being planned and
implemented by 50Hertz. This will safeguard the
ecological balance and preserve natural spaces and
habitats.
Our approach is always close cooperation with com-
petent local partners. This opens up completely new
paths, with objectives that benefit everyone.
Responsible actionfor a livable future
Key figures for 50 Hertz
Figures for 50Hertz Transmission GmbH, 50Hertz Offshore GmbH, Eurogrid GmbH
* Line length corresponds to the circuit length
As a transmission system operator (TSO) in the heart of
Europe, 50Hertz is committed to the secure integration
of renewable energy sources, the development of the
European electricity market and the maintenance of a
high standard of supply security. We are responsible
for the management of the entire electrical system in
the areas of the federal states of Berlin, Brandenburg,
Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony,
Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. Our grid forms the
backbone for a secure electricity supply to more than
18 million people – 24 hours a day, seven days a week,
365 days a year.
We ensure the grid integration of some 38 per cent
of the installed wind-power capacity in Germany by
accepting the electricity into our grid and forwarding it to
the centres of consumption. Above and beyond that, we
are committed to the transparent and nondiscriminatory
planning of our responsibilities to society.
50Hertz
Locations
50Hertz is headquartered in Berlin. The heart of our busi-
ness is the Transmission Control Centre (TCC) in Neuen-
hagen bei Berlin. We maintain seven regional centres to
ensure optimal maintenance of our transmission system,
substations and switching stations in the federal states
of Berlin, Brandenburg, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Western
Pomerania, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
Head office
Regional centre
Central Regional / Transmission Control Centre
Northern Regional Centre
Rostocker Chaussee 18
18273 Güstrow
Regional Centre Hamburg
Meessen 9
22113 Oststeinbek
Central Regional Centre
Am Umspannwerk 10
15366 Neuenhagen bei Berlin
Eastern Regional Centre
Sigmund-Bergmann-Strasse 1
03222 Lübbenau / Spreewald
Southern Regional Centre
Goetheweg 125
09247 Chemnitz-Röhrsdorf
South-western Regional Centre
Am Umspannwerk 8
06246 Bad Lauchstädt
Western Regional Centre
Rogätzer Strasse 7J
39326 Wolmirstedt
Core task
Our name reflects our program: 50Hertz (50 Hz) is the
target frequency for the electricity grid and thus forms
the basis for a reliable electricity supply. The core task
of each TSO is to permanently ensure the stability of
this grid frequency. We work together with our domestic
and foreign partners to maintain 50 Hz, the pulse of
Europe’s electricity supply. We also promote the devel-
opment of the electricity market, integrate renewable
energy sources securely into the grid and expand the
grid as needed.
Transparent and non-discriminatory op-eration is the rule at 50Hertz, complete-ly in line with the independence and neutrality of systems as required by the European Union. Since 2012, 50Hertz has been the only German TSO certified by the BNetzA [“Bundesnetzagentur”: Federal Network Agency] as a fully un-bundled system operator under property law. As a result, 50Hertz operates as an independent electricity system opera-tor and is part of the international Elia Group at the same time.
Company shareholders include the Belgian TSO Elia
System Operator NV/SA (Elia) with 60 percent and
infrastructure fund Global InfraCo S. à r. l., managed by
IFM Investors, with 40 percent.
Legal framework
As a transmission system operator, 50Hertz has the
task of “operating, maintaining and, as required,
optimising, enhancing and developing a secure, reliable
and efficient energy supply network in a non-discrim-
inatory manner” (§ 11 of the German Energy Industry
Act [EnWG]). 50Hertz’s social obligations are defined in
a wide range of legislative documents – laws, regula-
tions and directives at national and European level. The
central German regulations for transmission system
operators are laid down in:
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2,00
0Energinet.dk
50Hertzbalancing zone
Poland
Czech Republic
9,204
51
PSE
3,586616
ČEPS
Denmark
27,232
8,793
TenneT
Exchange and transport
In 2014 a total of 41,873 GWh were exported and 11,460 GWhimported in the 50Hertz balancing zone. This results in an overallnet export from the 50Hertz balancing zone of 30,413 GWh.
Imports in GWh
Exports in GWh
25
20
15
10
5
GW
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014*
15
19
2224
25
Evolution of the installed capacity of EEGgenerating plants in the 50Hertz balancingzone
Trends in the EEG levy
Particulars of the nature and extent of the levy calcula-
tion under the EEG for 2010 through 2015, as well as
information on the forecast for the EEG levy for 2016,
can be found on the transmission system operator
website (netztransparenz.de) under the menu item EEG
levy and/or annual/medium-term forecasts.
Due to the negative EEG account balance in 2014,
the liquidity buffer and the account balance settle-
ment (account balance/retroactive receipt) are only
cited as a balance in 2015.
Depiction of liquidity reserve balanced in
2015 and account balance settlement
(account balance/retroactive receipt)
Account balance/retroactive receipt
Liquidity reserve
Core levy
EEG levy in cents per kWh
EEG levyActing responsibly means, making profitable investmentsin flora and fauna.
Good ideas are needed to ensure proper nature con-
servation during the grid expansion. Ideally, what
is economically necessary will be tied to a high benefit
for nature. One example is the construction of
transmission towers. These are excellently suited for
the installation of species-appropriate nesting aids
for birds.
Around 450 “homes” for birds have been installed on
50Hertz towers – securely mounted with fasteners
developed by 50Hertz.
Renewable energy
* water, gas, geothermal
Source: netztransparenz.de, 50Hertz plant master data
The balancing zone of 50Hertz includes onshore wind
turbines with an installed capacity of around 13,589 MW.
This equates to round 38 per cent share in the total
installed wind capacity in Germany and a growth of
around 7.4 per cent compared to 2013. The connected
onshore wind turbines in the Baltic Sea have an installed
capacity of 48 MW.
Renewable energy in the 50Hertz balancing zone (2014)
Total capacity 24,938 MW
proportion from wind onshore/offshore 14,637 MW
proportion from photovoltaics 8,237 MW
proportion from biomass 1,792 MW
proportion from other* 272.2 MW
Source: netztransparenz.decumulative tolerance +/- one GWh due to rounded vales
∙ The German Energy Industry Act (EnWG) and related
ordinances, such as the German Ordinance on
Access to the Electricity Grid (StromNZV), the German
Ordinance on Grid User Charges (StromNEV) and the
German Incentive Regulation Ordinance (ARegV)
∙ The German Renewable Energy Act (EEG) and
related ordinances
∙ The German Energy Line Extension Act (EnLAG)
∙ The German Grid Expansion Acceleration Act (NABEG)
∙ The German Federal Requirements Plan Act (BBPIG)
2.05
EUR b
4
8
12
16
20
24
28
ct/kWh
7.00
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
3.53 3.59
5.28
6.24 6.17
Source: IWET [“Ingenieurwerkstatt Energietechnik”: engineering workshop for energy technology]
MW 0 2,000 5,0001,000 4,0003,000
Onshore wind-power capacityGeographical distribution of installed onshore wind-power capacity in Germany by federal state
6,000 7,000 8,000 9,000
Lower Saxony8,190 | 21.54 %
7,610 | 22.69 %
Brandenburg5,493 | 14.44 %
5,064 | 15.10 %
Saxony-Anhalt4,245 | 11.16 %
3,958 | 11.80 %
North Rhine-Westphalia3,711 | 9.76 %
3,413 | 10.18 %
Rhineland-Palatinate2,800 | 7.36 %
2,360 | 7.04 %
Mecklenburg-WesternPomerania
2,564 | 6.74 %
2,196 | 6.55 %
Bavaria1,500 | 3.94 %
1,096 | 3.27 %
Baden-Württemberg549 | 1.44 %
536 | 1.60 %
Schleswig-Holstein5,165 | 13.58 %
3,936 | 11.74 %
Thuringia1,136 | 2.99 %
994 | 2.96 %
Saxony1,093 | 2.87 %
1,056 | 3.15 %
Hesse1,170 | 3.08 %
955 | 2.85 %
Hamburg53 | 0.14 %
51 | 0.15 %
Berlin4 | 0.01 %
2 | 0.01 %
Bremen152 | 0.40 %
137 | 0.41 %
Saarland 205 | 0.54 %
168 | 0.50 %
Total for Germany, 2014:
38,030 MW
Growth 2013 2014:
+ 4,499 MW (12 %)
Federal states in the 50Hertz balancing zone, 2014
Federal states in the 50Hertz balancing zone, 2013
Federal states 2014
Federal states 2013
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Consumer Producer
Wind, onshore
Wind, offshore
Photovoltaics
Biomass
Water
Chart does not include geothermal or landfill, sewage-treatment and mine gas
* Preliminary figures, audited figures for 2014 available in August 2015
General information Value
Proportion of total for
Germany
Geographic area [km²] 109,360 ~ 31 %
Population [million] 17.6 ~ 22 %
Total length of lines * [km] 9,855 ~ 29 %
380-kV AC overhead lines 7,000
220-kV AC overhead lines 2,707
380-kV AC cables 55
220-kV AC cables 3
150-kV AC offshore cables 75
400-kV DC cables (HVDC) 15
Electricity consumption based on electricity delivered to the end consumer under the EEG [TWh] 95 ~ 20 %
Maximum load [MW] 16,082 ~ 21 %
Installed capacity [MW] 47,802 ~ 24 %
proportion from renewable energy sources 24,938 ~ 29 %
proportion from onshore wind energy
14,589 ~ 38 %
Number of installations 66
Substations 60
Switching stations 6
Total transformer capacity [MVA] 44,270
Employees 893
Sales (IFRS) [EUR b] 8.569
0.976
Compensation and substi-tution measures (in planning and implementation stages) 486
proportion from the network (IFRS) [EUR b]
Lower Saxony
Schleswig-Holstein
Mecklenburg-WesternPomerania
Brandenburg
Berlin
Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Hesse
Hamburg
Thuringia
Bavaria
PSEPoland
Energinet.dk Denmark
Denmark
TenneT
TenneT
C EPSCzech Republic
110
380+220
220
110
220
220150
150
220
Güstrow
Gera
LeipzigHalle
Erfurt
Rostock
Schwerin
DresdenWeimar
Potsdam
Cottbus
Chemnitz
Zwickau
Jena
Magdeburg
Frankfurt (Oder)
Neu-brandenburg
Eisenach
13,90050Hertz transmission towers cover the grid area between the Baltic Sea coast and the Vogtland region. They have different forms depending on the location and voltage level and can be either a two-level “Donau” pylon, a three-level “barrel” pylon or a single-level pylon.
3,966GWh were traded by 50Hertz in 2014 in 590,549 trading ope-rations on the intraday market. The trend to-wards small tradable units continues.
Acting responsibly means, acting in harmony with nature.
The necessary expansion of the transmission grid
entails interventions in nature and the landscape.
50Hertz has a special responsibility here to keep these
interventions as small as possible. We are therefore
being careful to preserve nature and habitats through
extensive and careful planning, environmental
supervision of construction projects and numerous
compensation and substitution measures.
10,000kilometres is the length of the electricity transmis-sion system operated by 50Hertz between the Baltic Sea and the Thuringian For-est, between the Oder and the Harz mountain range.
Status as of: 31 December 2014
LegendTransformer stations (most with links to distribution system operators)
220 kV
380 kV
Transformation 380 / 220 kV
Transformation 380 / 150 kV
planned / under construction
Other companies
System users: Our customers are regional distribution system operators as well as power plants, pumped storage plants, wind farms and major industries connected to the transmission system.
Conventional power plant ( lignitefired, coalfired or gasturbine power plant )
Pumpedstorage plant
Onshore / offshore wind farm Onshore planned / under construction Offshore planned / under construction
{
Line 380 kV
Line planned / under construction 380 kV
Line 220 kV
Operating voltage in kV 110
Other companies 380 / 220 kV
HVDC / DC link 400 kV
Grid connection offshore 150 / 220 kV
Grid connection offshore 150 / 220 kV planned / under construction
Acting responsibly means, instilling trust with comprehensive information.
Reinforcing and expanding the electricity transmission
grid is integral to the successful implementation
of the energy revolution. Citizens in the regions have a
great need for information. For this reason 50Hertz
places great value on having an open and transparent
dialogue with the public in order to get them
involved early in the planning.
26350Hertz had to intervene in the grid on 263 days in 2014 due to the fact that the grid expansion is still progressing too slowly.
Imprint
Publisher50Hertz Transmission GmbHEichenstrasse 3 A · 12435 BerlinT + 49 (0) 30 5150-0F + 49 (0) 30 5150-4477info@ 50 hertz.com
Board of DirectorsBoris Schucht – Chair (CEO) Dr. Dirk Biermann – Markets and System Operations (CMO) Udo Giegerich – Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Dr. Frank Golletz – Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
Concept and designHeimrich & Hannot GmbH
PhotographyJan Pauls
PrintingPocketPlaner FP Werbung GmbH
www.50hertz.com
Status as of: 31 December 2014
An Elia Group company
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