Swissgrid

Status of publication	Planning to publish
Link to website	www.swissgrid.ch
Accessibility	Open
Regional Scope	Country
Spatial granularity	Nodal (substation)
Operator voltage level scope	Only information for TSO level are published (380/220kV)
Timeline for which HC is provided	TBD
Information format	Map
Categories of grid users considered	Generators and demand
Type of grid connection capacity information	TBD
Availability of API	Not provided
Update Cycles	When needed
Available language	National language(s) + others including English

Capacity type considered for hosting capacity information	Firm
Description of the methodology that leads to firm capacity results	Firm capacity garantees an availability of the capacity of more than 95% of the time with a complete grid respecting the N-1 criterion.
Description of the methodology that leads to flexible capacity results	TBD
Description for the criteria and methodologies used that lead to the published information	Capacity calculation based on the actual and planned grid. The capacity is calculated based on planned flows and respecting the N-1 criterion on a complete grid (no outages) over a complete year. No topological changes are considered, and no phase shifting transformer (PST) optimisation is performed.
Main assumptions/disclaimers behind calculations	All grid connection requests greater than 250 MW for 220 kV, 400 MW for 380 kV, or capacities greater than 80% of the available power require a detailed analysis of available capacity. In addition, all grid connection requests near the border must be assessed in detail. The map only provides raw estimations, but offers no guarantees.

Connection request procedure	https://www.swissgrid.ch/en/home/customers/topics/legal-system.html#grid-connection
Options available for the investors if the map shows 'no capacity available' in their interested area	The investor can contact the TSO, which will define the required reinforcement and provide estimates for the associated costs and implementation time.
Connection request rules	First-come-first-serve
Information published for volumes of connection requests/waiting lines	Partly
Granularity of published connection requests/waiting lines	Nodal