bidding zonemeans bidding zone as defined in Article 2, point (65), of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 of the European Parliament and of the Council for Member States, or an equivalent concept for third countries;
come into operationmeans starting production of renewable fuels of non-biological origin or renewable electricity for the first time or following a repowering as defined under Article 2, point (10) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 requiring investments exceeding 30 % of the investment that would be needed to build a similar new installation;
direct linemeans direct line as defined in Article 2, point (41), of Directive (EU) 2019/944 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
fuel producermeans an economic operator that produces renewable fuel of non-biological origin;
imbalance settlement periodmeans imbalance settlement period as defined in Article 2, point (15) of Regulation (EU) 2019/943 within the Union, or an equivalent concept for third countries.
installation generating renewable electricitymeans individual units, or groups of units, producing electricity in one or several locations from the same or from different renewable sources, as defined in Article 2, point (1) of Directive (EU) 2018/2001, excluding units producing electricity from biomass and storage units;
smart metering systemmeans smart metering system as defined in Article 2, point (23) of Directive (EU) 2019/944;