Octopus Energy has called for the end of the use of coal as a backup energy source, as the ESO activates its contingency coal units for the first time this winter.
National Grid ESO has called on four of its contingency coal units to warm, as well as issuing an electricity margin notice (EMN), as capacity margins for this evening’s peak look tight.
In this week’s Current± Price Watch – powered by Enact – we take a look at how the ESO is protecting supplies, the role of renewables over the winter and what Static Firm Frequency Response will look like next month.
The UK Government has announced a new £5 million Heat Training Grant that is expected to support 10,000 trainees over the next two years to become “low carbon heating experts”.
Britain has broken its record for ‘greening the grid’, with 25 hours coming from 100% clean electricity in December, according to new analysis from Imperial College London for Drax Electric Insights.
Longer term market signal are the key focus of this week’s edition of Current± Price Watch – powered by Enact – taking a look at the T-4 Capacity Market results, the new default tariff price cap and incoming weather fronts.
