EN Gasgrid -portal Datahub Our Services / Other Services Gas Data Hub (Information exchange in the retail market) Biogas Certificate System Reporting and market information Customer service Other Services Gas Data Hub (Information exchange in the retail market) Since the opening of the gas retail market, the exchange of information between the business processes of the various market participants has increased. In addition, calculations are required to perform balancing in the gas market. To meet these information exchange and calculation needs, a centralised information exchange system – the Gas Data Hub – has been created for the retail market. The Gas Data Hub aims to implement the business processes required by the gas market as cost-effectively as possible. The Gas Data Hub facilitates and contributes to the activities of distribution system operators and retailers in the opening retail market. Distribution system operators have obligations in the form of metering of gas quantities, reporting and balance settlement calculations. For retailers, the Gas Data Hub offers a centralised information repository for metering site and measurement data. The functionality of the Gas Data Hub is primarily related to the market processes of the retail market of gas but, through balancing calculations, the system also provides measurement data and balancing calculation results data for wholesale market participants. For information exchange pricing, see the transmission and service tariffs. Contact us: commercial[at]gasgrid.fi Read more: Transmission and service tariffs Gas Datahub user instructions Market rules and recommendations Biogas Certificate System We are responsible for maintaining and developing the Biogas Certificate System in Finland. Biogas producers that inject biogas into the gas network as well as gas users and market participants that wish to utilise biogas in their operations can join the scheme. To join the scheme, operators must sign a certificate agreement. Biogas Certificates are issued in the Biogas Certificate System for biogas produced and injected into the gas network in Finland. Biogas entering the transmission network via the Balticconnector can be issued Biogas Certificates if the import of biogas can be verified to the administrator of the Biogas Certificate System. The identification codes accompanying each Biogas Certificate can be used to track where and when that biogas was injected into the natural gas network. Biogas Certificates are one way of selling biogas, and they help provide gas customers with flexible access to the benefits of biogas. Gas users connected to the gas network can use (i.e. retire) certificates bought by them, and this represents proof that the gas used is biogas injected into the network. Gas users can buy and retire any number of certificates flexibly in accordance with their needs. The Biogas Certificates have unique identification codes, and their transfers between the parties are registered into the system, creating a verifiable chain of information concerning the origin of the certificate. A certificate can only be retired once, which helps ensure that a claim on a unit of biogas produced can only be made once. At the moment, more information about the principles of the Biogas Certificate System can be found only in Finnish on our Finnish pages. Contact us: biokaasusertifikaatti [at]gasgrid.fi commercial[at]gasgrid.fi Biogas Certificate Registry Biogas Certificates are administered via the Biogas Certificate Registry, which is provided by Grexel Systems Oy, which is a provider of European guarantees of origin schemes, too. Separate Customer Guidelines have been drawn up for registry users, describing the registry’s functionalities and certain date deadlines for transactions. The registry can be found here. Biogas Certificates and excise taxation No excise duty is levied on biogas, but the Tax Administration requires the unbundling of biogas in accounting from taxable use of gas. Biogas Certificates can be used to support volume accounting to verify the unbundling of tax-free and taxable gas. Biogas Certificates and CO2 emissions trading As regards Biogas Certificates, the Energy Authority examines on a case-by-case basis whether they can be accepted for use in emissions trading. If an operator wishes to use Biogas Certificates at a site that comes under the emissions trading system, the operator must contact the Energy Authority well in advance. Reporting and market information We provide our customers with access to information in a transparent manner. We publish key data relating to the gas market on the ENTSOG Transparency Platform. (https://transparency.entsog.eu/). We provide our customers with access to information on the Gasgrid portal as well as on the Gas Data Hub. The portal contains information on issues including amounts of capacity offered and quantities of gas available for nominations. In addition, a list of the market participants can be found on the portal. The portal also provides information about balance positions and calorific (heating) values. On the Gas Data Hub, customers can access key information required for their operations, such as measurement and calorific value data as well as their metering site data. We publish information of key significance to the functioning of the market via GET Baltic’s Urgent Market Message (UMM) platform. This way we make sure market participants have simultaneous and equal access to key information affecting the functioning of the market. Market data reviews Gasgrid regularly publishes market data reviews: January-February 2021 March 2021 April 2021 May 2021 June-July 2021 August 2021 September-October 2021 Read more: Public UMM (GET Baltic's platform) Customer service We are responsible for the 24/7 maintenance of the gas system and monitor the functioning of the gas system around the clock every day of the year. We are also responsible for the functioning and development of the gas market. We help our customers in accordance with their needs. Please do not hesitate to contact us, no matter how big or small your question or concern might be. 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