Definition
A kraftleverandør (electricity supplier) is a company that purchases electrical power in the wholesale market - typically via Nord PoolNordic electricity exchange where power is traded in the wholesale market - the basis for electricity prices in Norway and the Nordic region. - and sells it on to end users with a margin and associated services. The Norwegian power market is deregulated, and customers may freely choose and switch electricity suppliers. Suppliers compete on price, contract terms, customer service and digital offerings. The electricity supplier is responsible for registering supplier switches via ElhubNational hub for metering data and market processes in the Norwegian electricity market., ensuring that metering dataData from electricity meters - the foundation for billing, balance settlement and market processes in the power market. are correct for billing, and acting as a BRPBalance Responsible Party - actor responsible for balancing production and consumption in its portfolio against the system operator. (Balance Responsible Party) in balance settlementFinancial settlement between BRPs and the system operator for energy imbalances in a given period. with StatnettNorway's system operator for the transmission grid - owns and operates the high-voltage network and operates Elhub.. Technologically, the electricity supplier's core system is the KISCustomer Information System - the core system at power suppliers and grid companies for customer management and billing. (Customer Information System), which manages customer agreements, consumption data and billing. The KIS is closely integrated with Elhub via EdielNordic profile of the EDI EDIFACT standard - used for electronic message exchange in the Nordic power market via Elhub. - an integration that is technically demanding and regulatorily critical. TvimenningOld Norse meaning 'two bound together' - one who solves a task shoulder to shoulder with another.'s SAMTYGDTvimenning platform for Elhub integration - handles all message types and processes to Elhub. is built specifically to handle this integration on behalf of electricity suppliers, so that they do not need to build and maintain the Elhub connection themselves.