The management premium is set at 12 EUR/MWh for 2012 and steps down gradually to 7 EUR/MWh in 2015, where it was scheduled to will remain. However, a reform of the premium is ongoing, as some stakeholders perceive it as being too high. One the one hand, exposing wind energy sellers to a balancing mechanism would reflect the costs and value associated with wind volatility and unpredictability.