Virksomheden Portovesme fastholder, at den reducerede pris, som virksomheden betaler, svarer til den pris, virksomheden skulle have betalt under normale markedsforhold, dvs. hvis elektricitetsmarkedet havde været normalt fungerende.
Portovesme contended that the preferential price enjoyed corresponded to the price the company would have obtained under normal market conditions, i.e. if the electricity market functioned correctly.