balancing mechanism

November 27, 2020

Arenko celebrates seven continuous weeks of delivering Dynamic Containment

Arenko is lauding its position as the only company to have been successful in winning each of the daily auctions of National Grid ESO’s new Dynamic Containment service.

November 9, 2020

National Grid ESO falls below Ofgem’s expectations as it calls to push Project TERRE back to 2021

Implementing Project TERRE in 2020 is “not prudent” and should be held off till 1 January 2021, given the uncertainty surrounding the UK’s access to EU balancing platforms.

October 20, 2020

Flexitricity becomes first energy partner in WPD’s Electric Nation V2G trial

Flexitricity has been announced as Western Power Distribution’s (WPD) first energy partner for its vehicle to grid (V2G) trial, Electric Nation.

September 24, 2020

Value for aggregators to be in providing BM access as ‘seat shift’ in market players occurs

The value for aggregators is now in providing access to the BM, although their role in domestic flexibility is uncertain.

September 24, 2020

Limejump takes first subsidy-free wind farm into the BM

Limejump is to trade the power output of the first subsidy-free Scottish wind farm, taking it into the Balancing Mechanism (BM).

September 22, 2020

Current± Chats: Flexitricity's Alastair Martin on the ease of trading in the BM as a VLP

September 18, 2020

New BM IT interface goes live with Tesla as first user

National Grid ESO has introduced a new interface for the Balancing Mechanism (BM) in a bid to make it simpler for smaller participants to join.

September 16, 2020

Zenobe teams up with Open Energi and Erova for automated energy optimisation and trading system

Zenobe Energy is to enter a new battery into the Balancing Mechanism (BM) as part of an optimisation deal with Open Energi and Erova Energy.

The 49MW Red Scar battery is one of three to be optimised by Habitat. Image: Gresham House.

September 7, 2020

Habitat Energy becomes second company to enter BM as a VLP

Habitat Energy has entered the UK’s Balancing Mechanism (BM), thanks to National Grid ESO’s Virtual Lead Party (VLP) route.

September 4, 2020

Upside Energy integrates battery assets into operational metering in BM

Upside Energy has become the first company to integrate battery assets into operational metering for the Balancing Mechanism, easing the path for smaller battery asset operators.

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