National Grid ESO says Great Britain’s electricity grid is expected to have sufficient operational surplus throughout winter. This year has a de-rated margin of 5.6GW (9.4%) which is higher than last year.
Analysis conducted by the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has found that Cornwall leads all other local authorities in MCS small-scale renewable energy installations.
Utility Octopus Energy has grown its virtual power plant (VPP) portfolio to over 1.5GW with the addition of over 500MW of Gresham House Energy Storage Fund's BESS via a two-year fixed-price tolling deal.
