How XBID Opens the Door for Independent Power Producers to the European Intraday Market

As renewable energy grows, flexibility has become the key to profitability. For independent power producers (IPPs), from solar and wind farms to battery operators, the ability to react to real-time market changes is no longer optional.

The Cross-Border Intraday Market (XBID) platform is transforming that reality, enabling continuous trading across national borders and allowing producers to optimize their positions up to just minutes before delivery.

What XBID Changes for IPPs

1. Real-Time Market Access

IPPs are no longer confined to national markets or day-ahead schedules. Through XBID, they can continuously trade energy across borders — for example, a Dutch wind park can sell excess power to a Belgian buyer, or vice versa, if interconnector capacity allows.

2. Improved Price Realization

Dynamic pricing means IPPs can capitalize on higher prices when supply is tight elsewhere in Europe. This flexibility helps increase revenue and reduce curtailment losses.

3. Lower Imbalance Costs

With the ability to correct their positions intraday, producers are less exposed to costly imbalance settlements from their TSO (e.g. TenneT or Elia).

4. Cross-Border Liquidity

Access to a larger, shared market improves liquidity — more buyers, more sellers, and better matching of renewable supply with real-time demand.

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Participation in Practice

Most IPPs do not trade directly on XBID but connect via:

• A Balance Responsible Party (BRP) or aggregator,
  
  
• A trading service provider, or
  
  
• An energy management system (EMS) capable of automatic market interaction.
  
  

Automation is key: continuous trading requires real-time monitoring and forecasting.
That’s where partners like Eniris play an important role.

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How Eniris Helps

Eniris provides the technology and expertise to connect distributed assets, such as batteries, solar plants, or hybrid systems, directly to the intraday market.
By linking your installations to an energy management system integrated with market platforms, Eniris enables:

• Real-time data exchange between your assets and the market,
  
  
• Automated trading based on live forecasts and setpoints,
  
  
• Compliance with TSO communication standards (such as those used by TenneT and Elia),
  
  
• Optimization of production, consumption, and storage for the best market outcome.
  
  

Whether you operate in Belgium, the Netherlands, or elsewhere in Europe, Eniris can bridge the gap between your technical assets and the commercial flexibility of the XBID intraday market.

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